Tableau Sales Dashboard Performance: The Art of Turning Data into Decisions Anshuman ・ Oct 25  ( 6 min )

Why 90% of AI Apps Fail to Monetize Effectively (and How You Can Succeed with Monetzly) The AI app landscape is booming—yet, shockingly, 90% of AI applications fail to monetize effectively. Developers pour countless hours into building innovative solutions, only to hit a wall when it comes to generating revenue. Why is this happening? The core problem lies in the monetization models many developers rely on. Traditional methods like subscriptions or paywalls often disrupt user experience, pushing users away instead of keeping them engaged. But what if I told you there’s a way to monetize your AI app and keep users satisfied? Enter Monetzly: the Google Ads for AI conversations. Monetzly is the first dual-earning platform specifically designed for AI applications. It allows you to monetize…  ( 7 min )

GitHub Home I still remember the bug that kept me up all night. A payment callback endpoint, when handling a rare, exceptional status code from a third-party payment gateway, had a .catch() that was accidentally omitted from a Promise chain. The result? No logs, no alerts, and the service itself didn't crash. It just "silently" failed. That user's order status was forever stuck on "processing," and we were completely unaware. It wasn't until a week later during a reconciliation that we discovered hundreds of these "silent orders," resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in losses. 💸 The lesson was painful. It made me realize that in software engineering, we probably spend less than 10% of our time on the happy path. The other 90% of the complexity comes from how to handle all sorts of e…  ( 9 min )

About Hyperlane Framework Hyperlane is a lightweight, high-performance, cross-platform Rust HTTP server framework built on Tokio async runtime. Performance: 324,323 QPS (Keep-Alive on), 51,031 QPS (Keep-Alive off) | Unified API: HTTP, WebSocket, SSE share same interface | Flexible Routing: Static, dynamic, regex routes | Powerful Middleware: Request/response middleware, panic hooks | Real-time: Native WebSocket and SSE support | Cross-platform: Unified experience on Windows, Linux, macOS Quick start: git clone https://github.com/hyperlane-dev/hyperlane-quick-start.git Honestly, before I started this benchmark, I never imagined the performance differences would be this dramatic. As a backend developer with 10 years of experience, I always thought framework selection was mainly about featu…  ( 16 min )

GitHub Home About ten years into my career, I experienced a security incident that still gives me chills. We were developing an online trading system for a financial client. A young programmer on the team, trying to take a shortcut while writing an endpoint to query order history, directly concatenated SQL strings. Yes, you read that right—the most classic, textbook SQL injection vulnerability. 😈 A hacker exploited this vulnerability, bypassed authentication, and walked away with the entire user table. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. For the next few months, our entire team lived in a nightmare: cooperating with investigations, appeasing the client, fixing the vulnerability, and auditing all other company projects for similar risks. The company's reputation and business wer…  ( 10 min )

About Hyperlane Framework Hyperlane is a lightweight, high-performance, cross-platform Rust HTTP server framework built on Tokio async runtime. Performance: 324,323 QPS (Keep-Alive on), 51,031 QPS (Keep-Alive off) | Unified API: HTTP, WebSocket, SSE share same interface | Flexible Routing: Static, dynamic, regex routes | Powerful Middleware: Request/response middleware, panic hooks | Real-time: Native WebSocket and SSE support | Cross-platform: Unified experience on Windows, Linux, macOS Quick start: git clone https://github.com/hyperlane-dev/hyperlane-quick-start.git Honestly, before I started this benchmark, I never imagined the performance differences would be this dramatic. As a backend developer with 10 years of experience, I always thought framework selection was mainly about featu…  ( 16 min )

Back in the 1960s, when computers were rare and applications even rarer, the term API quietly entered the scene. It wasn't about the web or microservices back then; it was about getting one piece of software to talk to another within the same machine. Fast forward to the 2000s, when the internet exploded into the hands of everyday developers. New frameworks, operating systems, and applications were popping up faster than anyone could keep track of. It was an incredible time; every week brought something new to try, build, or break. But that rapid innovation came with a cost: incompatibility. Everyone built their own thing in their own way. There was no single language or standard for systems to communicate. If your shopping site wanted to talk to another vendor, you had to build a custom c…  ( 9 min )

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is a protocol used for fetching resources such as HTML documents. Its primary function is to enable a conversation between a client (like a web browser) and a server (where a website is hosted). In this article, we will discuss how the World Wide Web was invented and how HTTP evolved from HTTP/0.9 to modern-day HTTP/3. Tim Berners-Lee wrote a proposal to build a hypertext system over the internet in 1989, while working at CERN. It had four fundamental pieces, all completed by the end of 1990: HyperText Markup Language (HTML) - provide a textual format for hypertext documents. HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) - protocol to exchange these documents. First Web Browser (WorldWideWeb) - a client to display these documents. Early version of httpd - a server t…  ( 10 min )

The Booth Vol.23 kicks off with Cody and Neil tossing out mea culpas (and collecting some from the audience) as they catch up on Neil’s suburban migration, hardware store loyalties, binge-worthy shows, and the art of parsing social-media feedback. They also dive into Neil’s recent Columbia panel appearance and sprinkle in promos for their favorite sponsors and the Nest community—where a $90 yearly membership keeps ads short and perks long. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

What is Amazon S3? Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is a scalable object storage service provided by AWS. It allows users to store and retrieve any amount of data, such as text files, images, videos, and other objects, from anywhere on the web. S3 is designed for durability, scalability, and accessibility, making it ideal for a wide range of use cases, including backups, media hosting, and data lakes. S3 stores data as objects within buckets. A bucket is a container for objects, and each object consists of data, a key (name), and metadata. Objects can be text files, MP3s, images, or any other file type. S3 stores data primarily as objects, but it can also support use cases involving: Object Storage: Stores files like text, MP3s, images, and other data types as objects in buckets. Block…  ( 7 min )

The CORE Workflow: Jeff Su distilled nine years of teaching productivity at Google into a simple, four-step system—Capture, Organize, Review, Engage—that he rolled out to over 6,600 Googlers. You snag every piece of info instantly, stash it with zero friction, run regular review sessions, then block time to actually get things done. It’s 100% tool-agnostic, forms a solid habit in about two weeks, and offloads all that mental juggling so you stop relying on memory or sheer willpower. Say goodbye to scattered notes and hello to an automated, stress-free workflow. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

GitHub Home Hyperlane is a lightweight, high-performance, cross-platform Rust HTTP server framework built on Tokio async runtime. Performance: 324,323 QPS (Keep-Alive on), 51,031 QPS (Keep-Alive off) | Unified API: HTTP, WebSocket, SSE share same interface | Flexible Routing: Static, dynamic, regex routes | Powerful Middleware: Request/response middleware, panic hooks | Real-time: Native WebSocket and SSE support | Cross-platform: Unified experience on Windows, Linux, macOS Quick start: git clone https://github.com/hyperlane-dev/hyperlane-quick-start.git As a backend developer with 10 years of experience, I've seen languages and frameworks rise and fall like empires. I've ridden the waves of hype and seen them crash on the shores of reality. And if there's one thing I've learned, it's that…  ( 8 min )

We have covered Cookies and Sessions in the previous part. As discussed earlier, authorization means allowing access to specific parts or actions that a user is permitted to perform. We’ve already handled authentication. ⚙️ Session Setup After installing and importing express-session, the next step is to configure our session options: const sessionOptions = { secret: "secretecode", resave: false, saveUninitialized: true, cookie: { httpOnly: true, // prevents client-side JavaScript access for better security } } app.use(session(sessionOptions)); //setup express-session middleware 📌 What does this code snippet do? secret: Used to sign the session ID cookie to prevent tampering. ⤷ resave: false: Ensures the session isn’t saved back to the store if it hasn’t been…  ( 8 min )

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After implementing the Authentication mechanism in the part 3, we are now going to learn another interesting thing : Cookies and Sessions. Cookies and sessions play a crucial role in the authentication and authorization process. familiar scenarios with behind the scene cookies are: ❖ Keeping you logged in, even when the same website is opened in different tabs. Most of us have experienced it. These are just a few of the jobs cookies handle. Let’s explore them in more detail. 📌 What are cookies? Cookies are small pieces of data that a website stores in the user's browser. They are also called HTTP cookies, web cookies, or browser cookies. Cookies help websites remember information about the user’s activity, preferences, or session. There are different types of cookies based on their usage…  ( 9 min )

Taking on a new challenge: solving GeeksforGeeks POTD daily and sharing my solutions! 💻🔥 Problem: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/minimum-steps-to-halve-sum/1 Minimum Steps to Halve Sum Difficulty: Medium Accuracy: 62.81% Given an array arr[], find the minimum number of operations required to make the sum of its elements less than or equal to half of the original sum. In one operation, you may replace any element with half of its value (with floating-point precision). Examples: Solution: class Solution: while total - reduced > target: val = -heapq.heappop(heap) half = val / 2 reduced += half heapq.heappush(heap, -half) ops += 1 return ops  ( 6 min )

Data is everywhere, and Python is the go-to language for making sense of it all. Its simple syntax and powerful libraries have made it a favourite among data scientists. If you're looking to get started in data analysis, you've come to the right place. This guide will walk you through a complete beginner's project using Python's two most essential data analysis libraries: NumPy and Pandas. The Power Duo: NumPy and Pandas Think of NumPy and Pandas as the foundational tools for data analysis in Python. NumPy (Numerical Python): This is the engine for numerical computing. Its core feature is the powerful n-dimensional array (ndarray), which allows for high-speed mathematical operations on large datasets. This is achieved through vectorisation, which applies operations to entire arrays sim…  ( 8 min )

Previous : Auth Series #2: Authentication Implementation with Passport.js There are two ways to implement authentication system: Build a custom authentication system from scratch, or Use existing, battle-tested tools that simplify the process. Among the many options available, Passport.js stands out as one of the most popular and widely used libraries for Node.js applications. It blends easily with MongoDB (via Mongoose) and offers a modular structure that supports both local and third-party authentication (like Google, GitHub, or Facebook). 📌 Why Passport.js? Passport.js provides a clean, flexible API and powerful features that make authentication smooth and reliable: ▹ Built-in middlewares and methods speed up development. salting and hashing techniques to protect passwords. MongoDB + M…  ( 7 min )

🧮 NumPy in Python: A Beginner’s Guide with Simple Explanations and Code Examples If you're new to Python and want to learn how to work with numbers and data efficiently, NumPy is your best friend. This guide will walk you through the basics of NumPy in the simplest way possible—with clear explanations and code examples. NumPy stands for Numerical Python. It’s a Python library that makes it easy to work with arrays (like lists of numbers) and perform mathematical operations on them quickly and efficiently. Before using NumPy, you need to install it. Open your terminal or command prompt and type: pip install numpy If you're using Anaconda (a Python distribution), you can use: conda install numpy import numpy as np ✅ This line tells Python to load the NumPy library and give it a nicknam…  ( 8 min )

We have covered the basic understanding of Authentication and Authorization in the Auth Series #1: Understanding Authentication and Authorization. Now, implement the basic setup to build Authentication system in Express.js. 2.1 SignUp Form register a new user into our database so that the platform can provide them with their own personalized space. Let’s start with a basic signup form 👇 Username : Email : Pass…  ( 7 min )

Authentication and Authorization are two of the most essential features in modern web applications. Signup and login systems have become common in most real-world apps from small personal projects to production-ready enterprise solutions. These mechanisms ensure that users enjoy a secure and personalized experience on the platform. ❖ You get your own secure space within the application. ❖ You offer users a smooth, personalized experience that builds trust. unauthorized access or malicious activity. These are the reasons that makes the Authentication and Authorization a powerful feature that a web application can have. Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a user. It usually involves collecting user credentials such as email, username or passwords and validating them against stored records in database. In simple terms, it's the process that answers: "Who are you?" This step is often implemented through actions like Sign Up(Register) and Sign In(Login). Authorization, on the other hand, determines WHAT a user is allowed to do after the have been authenticated. It answers: "What are you allowed to access?" For example an author of a blog post can modify or delete the post, while a regular user can only view the post. How they work together in a real-world flow : Now we have the basic theoretical understanding of these two terms. how it can be implemented in Express.js. Previous : Auth Series Index: Building Authentication and Authorization in Express.js Auth Series #2: Authentication Implementation with Passport.js  ( 7 min )

Welcome to my Auth Series! In this series, we explore the core concepts and practical implementation of Authentication and Authorization in Express.js, covering everything from user login to session management and access control. We focus especially on the behind-the-scenes workflows and the reasoning behind every step, giving you a deep understanding beyond just the code. What we'll explore: Auth Series #1: Understanding Authentication and Authorization Auth Series #2: Authentication Implementation Setup Auth Series #3: Authentication implementation using Passport.js Auth Series #4: Understanding Cookies and Sessions Auth Series #5: Authorization Implementation with Passport.js Tip: Follow the links in order to go through the series smoothly, or jump directly to the topic you want to learn. Next : Auth Series #1: Understanding Authentication and Authorization ☁️⋆ ˚｡⋆ --- Happy Coding 😇 --- ⋆｡˚⋆☁️ 🌿⋆✧˚ --- Keep Learning 🌈 --- ˚✧⋆🌿  ( 6 min )

🚀 AI Social Media Manager with Auth0 Security title: Secure Social Media Manager with Auth0 for AI Agents Try it here: [https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/6e0e6bb7-5797-4d86-8857-8ed0fad1e885] Test Credentials: Manager Role: Full access to approve and publish content Team Member Role: Can create drafts only (requires approval) Social media management teams face critical security challenges: Multiple team members need different access levels Sensitive social media API tokens require secure storage Content approval workflows must be enforced Role-based permissions are essential for enterprise security User Authentication & Role Management Secure login system with Auth0 Role-based access control (Manager vs Team Member) Fine-grained permissions for different user types Token Vault for S…  ( 8 min )

Single-Port SPA: React and Express using Vite. Same Port in Dev or Prod. herudi ・ Oct 25 #react #express #vite  ( 5 min )

Perhaps one of the most common tasks a Frontend Developer gets, is adding a button from time to time. It always sounds ridiculously simple, nothing can go wrong and it is always just a button. We need to add a button that... and days of work follow, integrations come in, migrations, state management. Yet, it is merely a button, how hard can it be to add one? Ironically this time it was me, who came up with the thought of adding a button. Any time a comment was made on a pull request, I had to copy the file path to open it in IDE to address or look it up. If I only had a button that does it, if I only had one... So I started thinking: to add a button I would obviously need a browser extension with appropriate permissions to modify the page, yet starting the IDE it would have to be able to c…  ( 8 min )

If Part 1 got you rethinking PLG, churn, and why human connection matters, welcome back. The SaaS game today isn’t just about great code or viral growth anymore. It’s about smarter revenue plays, mastering sales in a new way, and tapping underrated hacks that get you noticed in the noise. These lessons come from founders who’ve thrived despite the chaos - people like Andy Allen (Hike SEO), Scott Leese (sales expert), and Stuart Townsend (Podcast Hawk). No fluff here - just the kind of hard-earned wisdom that indie hackers and small teams can actually use. If you missed Part 1, catch up for insights on why PLG isn’t magic, AI’s SEO chaos, the pre-signup churn fix, and why picking up the phone still wins. Now, let’s dive into the last three lessons - lessons five through seven - the ones tha…  ( 9 min )

I challenged the Head Pro at his own course… I went head-to-head with Heswall GC’s head pro, Tom, for a whopping £1,000 winner-takes-all match! Big shout-out to Titleist for backing the series (and club pros all over the UK), plus helping boost the junior section here at Heswall. Massive thanks to Tom, the team at Heswall GC, and everyone who came out to support. If you want the low-down on the course, gear, or even snag a discount on my kit, check out the course and links for Titleist and Finch Golf Media. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Jeff Su spent nine years teaching over 6,600 Googlers his simple, tool-agnostic productivity system: the CORE workflow. It boils down to four easy steps—you Capture every bit of info the moment it hits you, Organize it with zero friction, Review it during short, scheduled sessions, and Engage by carving out focused time to actually get stuff done. No more relying on your shaky memory or willpower—stick with this for two weeks, and it’ll feel automatic. Use it with any app or notebook, and watch your inbox, to-do list and brain clutter all magically shrink. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) CinemaSins just unleashed their definitive “sins” rundown for every Saw installment, complete with links to their website, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), a sinful poll, and Patreon support for fans who want more. They also spotlight their writing squad—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel—and hook you up with all their social hangouts: Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, plus Jeremy’s new book. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less Cinema Sins is back to lovingly roast Tim Burton’s re-release of Frankenweenie, tearing apart every squeaky beat in just 14 minutes—even though they admit the film is “wonderful.” Expect their trademark mix of playful jabs and over-the-top “sins” as they count down everything from narrative quirks to visual nitpicks. Alongside the video, they plug their home base (CinemaSins.com), extra YouTube channels (TV Sins, Commercial Sins, Podcast Network), a sinful poll, and a Patreon for die-hard fans. Plus, they shout out their writer squad and drop links to Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, and even Jeremy’s book for all your Cinema Sins cravings. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines takes a humorous look at the latest instalment in the franchise, poking fun at its “fun nonsense” while calling out every plot hole, trope, and cheesy death scene. The team promises a fast-paced, 24-minute rundown of all the cinematic sins you never noticed—complete with snarky commentary and director-level nitpicking. Alongside its signature video, CinemaSins plugs BetterHelp for therapy discounts, links to their Patreon and sinus-poll, and shares all their socials—Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Reddit, and more—so fans can keep up with Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel, and the rest of the CinemaSins crew. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR After years of teasing a mash-up universe in comics, games and a wink in Predator 2, we finally got two live-action Alien vs Predator flicks (2004’s Alien VS Predator and 2007’s Requiem). They deliver a few cool moments, but overall they flop under the weight of their own hype. This video is a double-dose of Caravan Of Garbage reviews on those movies—perfect warm-ups before diving into the first four Predator films starting next week. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage Summary The Weekly Planet crew kicks off their four-week deep dive into the first four Predator films with a love letter to John McTiernan’s 1987 classic starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. They hail Predator as the ultimate blend of ’80s action and sci-fi, complete with cool creature design, epic explosions, invisibility cloak mayhem and plenty of mud. Along the way they plug bigsandwich.co for early vids, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and game let’s-plays, plus an extended audio edition on YouTube. You’ll also find links to their Twitter accounts, Patreon, merch and all the usual subscribe/download options. #Predator #Predators #PredatorBadlands Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

OpenAI's Agent Builder gives you a straightforward way to build and deploy AI agents, combining models, tools, and logic into one visual workspace. This no-code design lets you focus on how your agent should work rather than dealing with the underlying infrastructure. Sales teams often spend hours managing leads, updating contacts, and juggling follow-ups, repetitive tasks that take time away from closing deals. By connecting Agent Builder to external platforms like Salesforce through an MCP server (such as Rube), you can create agents that handle these tasks automatically. The MCP handles authentication, API calls, and data formatting, letting your agent focus on workflow logic rather than infrastructure. In this guide, we’ll build a Salesforce Agent using the Rube MCP. This setup allows…  ( 17 min )

Quo.js was born because I was done fighting two things in Redux/RTK apps: Selector gymnastics to avoid render storms, and Ceremony around async and side‑effects. Below is an honest, technical comparison and an example of using Quo.js. RTK: great DX vs raw Redux, but still broad, selector‑driven subscriptions; async via thunks/middleware; reducers keyed by slice; performance relies on memoization and careful equality. Quo.js: typed channels + events and payloads, reducers subscribe to (channel, event) pairs, atomic dotted‑path subscriptions via connect(...), async middleware and effects built‑in, serialized dispatch queue, Redux DevTools support, and dynamic reducers/HMR‑friendly APIs. If your pain is “too many re‑renders” or brittle selector trees, Quo’s path‑level reactivity and simple ef…  ( 20 min )

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In this screencast tutorial, I’m sharing how to compare objects and their instances with PHP. We are discussing the comparison operator, the strict identity comparison operator, etc. All in PHP! 🏁 Follow my AI Data Software Engineering Journey at PierreHenry.DEV 🤖 Get inspired by open-source GitHub projects I’ve built for the past years GitHub.com/pH-7 👋 Is this helpful? How about sending me a cup of coffee via Ko-Fi 😊  ( 6 min )

In the realm of AI language models, crafting effective prompts is essential to guide the model in generating accurate and relevant outputs. A well-crafted prompt provides the necessary context and guidelines for the AI model to understand the task at hand and produce coherent responses. In this blog post, we will delve into the key elements of crafting effective prompts for AI language models, including guidelines for clarity, specificity, structure, and context. Clarity is crucial when crafting prompts for AI language models. A clear and concise prompt helps the model understand the task and generate accurate outputs. Here are some guidelines to ensure clarity in your prompts: Use simple and straightforward language. Avoid ambiguous terms or vague instructions. Clearly define the task or …  ( 7 min )

From Skipping Dinners to Global Influence: My Journey With Books & AI Jaideep Parashar ・ Oct 25 #programming #ai #productivity #webdev  ( 7 min )

On macOS, when switching scenes in OBS, if you move from a scene with a Display Capture source to one without it, macOS stops the screen capture session. When you switch back, the display stays frozen until you re-enable it in the source properties. The workaround is to include the Display Capture source in every scene, even the ones that don’t use it. Just hide it by clicking the eye icon or placing it below another layer. This keeps the capture session active and prevents interruptions when switching scenes. You may still encounter issues where the macOS Screen Capture source still keeps freezing and requires manual restarting in the properties of the source. The best (for now) fix for this is to use this script which will monitor the source and restart it if it's frozen. I have a Nix Flake setup here if you prefer that (or have to like me).  ( 6 min )

People often see the results of the books, the brands, the AI company, the magazine, the podcast, but very few know where it all began. It didn’t start with funding or connections. This is my story: how I went from a moment of uncertainty to building a global voice in AI. 1️⃣ The Breaking Point Years ago, I left a well-secured government job — not because I had another opportunity waiting, but because I believed there was something more meaningful to create. I had no backup, no plan B, and no income. “If I’m going to fail, I’ll fail trying to build something that matters.” That’s how the journey began. 2️⃣ The First Book: A Spark in the Dark Writing my first book wasn’t a project; it was survival. Every night, I would write until my eyes burned, translating frustration into frameworks and…  ( 9 min )

Recent advancements in natural language processing have led to a groundbreaking discovery: a novel technique to detect subtle shifts in writer's tone and sentiment through the analysis of word embeddings' spatial relationships. This breakthrough has significant implications for sentiment analysis, opinion mining, and text classification tasks. The technique, built upon the foundations of word embeddings, such as Word2Vec and GloVe, involves representing words as points in a high-dimensional vector space. By analyzing the spatial relationships between these word embeddings, researchers can identify subtle patterns and trends in text data that reflect shifts in tone and sentiment. For instance, consider a text dataset containing reviews of a restaurant. By analyzing the word embeddings, researchers can identify clusters of words that are closely related in meaning, such as "delicious," "tasty," and "savory." These clusters can be visualized as points in the vector space, allowing re... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )

In the previous article, we built a user system for our forum. Now, users can register, log in, and publish posts under their own identity. However, once a post is published, it currently cannot be modified. What if you spot an error or want to add more content? In this article, we will implement a new feature: allowing users to edit the posts they have created. First, we need a new HTML page where users can modify the title and content of their posts. This page will be very similar to the new post form, but it will come pre-filled with the post's existing data. In the templates folder, create a new file named edit_post.html. templates/edit_post.html Edit Post - My FastAPI Forum body { font-family: sans-serif; …  ( 9 min )

Day 7: Subqueries and Nested Queries Welcome to Day 7! 🔍 Today we're diving into subqueries - queries within queries! This powerful technique allows you to write complex data retrieval operations by breaking them into smaller, logical steps. Understanding Subqueries Scalar Subqueries Subqueries in WHERE Clause Subqueries with IN and EXISTS Correlated Subqueries Subqueries in FROM Clause (Derived Tables) A subquery is a SELECT statement nested inside another SQL statement. Subqueries can appear in various parts of a query. -- General form SELECT column1 FROM table1 WHERE column2 = (SELECT column3 FROM table2 WHERE condition); Scalar subqueries return a single value (one row, one column). -- Find employees earning more than the average salary SELECT employee_id, first…  ( 11 min )

The Hype Around Distributed Training: Unnecessary Redundancy in Models Despite its widespread adoption and touted benefits, I firmly believe that distributed training often overkills the model, leading to an explosion of redundant parameters that hinder performance rather than enhance it. 🤯 By pruning and fine-tuning locally trained models, we can achieve similar results with significantly reduced computational overhead, making them more efficient, scalable, and easier to maintain. The Problem with Distributed Training Distributed training distributes the workload across multiple machines, accelerating the training process. However, this comes at a cost. As models become larger and more complex, they tend to develop redundant parameters – weights that don't contribute significantly to the model's performance. These redundant parameters not only increase the model's size, but also its computational requirements, making it more challenging to deploy and maintain. **The Pow... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )

The Future of Large Language Models: Multimodal Input Prompts As we continue to push the boundaries of language understanding, it's clear that the traditional text-based input prompts used by large language models (LLMs) are no longer sufficient. By the end of 2026, I predict that a staggering 80% of LLMs will adopt multimodal input prompts, seamlessly integrating text, images, and audio to revolutionize the way we interact with AI. The Benefits of Multimodal Input Prompts This shift towards multimodal input prompts will lead to a significant average increase of 25% in context understanding and accuracy. By leveraging multiple sources of information, LLMs will be able to better comprehend nuances, emotions, and subtleties that are often lost in text-based interactions. Imagine being able to: Provide a photo of a scene and ask an LLM to describe it in detail, including emotions and actions Record a voice message and have the LLM transcribe it with high accuracy, while... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )

Unlocking Diverse Perspectives with Opinion Surveys in AI Projects As AI models continue to shape our world, it's crucial to address a pressing concern: bias. Limited viewpoints can inadvertently seep into AI decision-making processes, perpetuating existing social inequalities. To mitigate this, incorporating opinion surveys into your AI project can be a game-changer. By collecting diverse perspectives, you can: Broaden your dataset: Gather opinions from individuals with varying backgrounds, experiences, and demographics. This expanded dataset helps your model learn from a wider range of viewpoints, reducing the likelihood of bias. Identify blind spots: Opinion surveys can reveal areas where your model may be lacking in understanding or empathy. By acknowledging these blind spots, you can refine your model to address them. Increase model transparency: By incorporating diverse perspectives, you can build trust in your AI model. Transparency is key to accoun... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )

In modern software development, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are at the heart of communication between services. Ensuring that these APIs work correctly, are secure, and are fast is crucial. This is where API testing frameworks come in, tools designed to automate, simplify, and strengthen the testing of your endpoints. In this article, we will explore how to apply API testing frameworks using Postman and real-world code examples, showing you how to validate and automate your APIs step by step. Why use an API testing framework? API testing frameworks offer several advantages: Automation: They allow repetitive tests to be run without manual intervention. Data validation: They verify that endpoints return the expected data. Continuous integration (CI/CD): They facilitate the exec…  ( 7 min )

I originally created this project to solve a complex engineering problem: how to deploy a hardened, hybrid VPN (modern WireGuard® for users, classic IPsec for partners) on GCP, all managed as code. It's got a load balancer, health checks, a cost-saving scheduler, and zero secrets in git. It's built for production. You can read the original, more corporate-focused article here. But then I realized... a secure, high-performance VPN with a deploy-anywhere-in-the-world capability, managed by Terraform, is also the perfect tool for solving common "power user" problems. Forget the slow, blacklisted servers of commercial VPNs. When you control the metal (or in this case, the VM), you control everything. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through how to deploy my terraform-gcp-vpn project. I'll cover…  ( 10 min )

🏗️ 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 🔹 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬? 💡𝟏. 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 (𝐍-𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫) 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 ⚙️ 𝟐. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 🧠𝟑. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 🌐 𝟒. 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭–𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 ☁️𝟓. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥 (𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐠-𝐢𝐧) 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 🧩 𝟔. 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐒𝐎𝐀) 🔄 𝟕. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐂𝐐𝐑𝐒 (𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝) Best for: Systems requiring audit trails and complex state management Instead of storing only the current state, Event Sourcing records every change as an event. ✅ Pros: Perfect for high-traffic, data-critical apps 🚀𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 Choosing the right architecture isn’t about what’s “trending.” “Good architecture is not about perfection — it’s about evolution.” Which pattern do you use most in your projects — and why? Let’s discuss 👇  ( 7 min )

⚡ First Load Performance The biggest challenge facing Blazor WebAssembly is initial load time: Blazor WebAssembly needs to download the full .NET runtime, with bundles reaching 2–3 MB, which significantly impacts startup performance. For platforms like Netflix or TikTok, even a 3-second delay is unacceptable. Meanwhile: Next.js delivers instant content through Server-Side Rendering (SSR). React Server Components enable sending ready-to-render HTML directly from the server. This difference is critical for first impressions, especially on mobile devices or slow connections. 🔍 SEO (Search Engine Optimization) In the SEO arena, Next.js clearly holds the upper hand: It’s designed to deliver fully rendered HTML from the server. It supports Static Site Generation (SSG) out of the box. By contras…  ( 7 min )

I've spent years working on Rails projects, and migrations have often been a source of frustration. Have you ever had a migration fail because a table or column already existed? Or seen a rollback cause issues because Rails' change method couldn't handle custom logic? safe_migrations, a gem that makes Rails migrations idempotent and reversible while preserving the change method's simplicity. Here's the story of how I built it and why you should try it. In one Rails 4.2 project, I encountered migrations like this: class AddUseLogoutPageToAccounts < ActiveRecord::Migration[4.2] def change column_exists?(:accounts, :use_logout_page) || add_column(:accounts, :use_logout_page, :boolean, default: false) end end The column_exists? || add_column check was necessary to prevent errors when …  ( 8 min )

Today, I added a few lines of text with different font size and inserted an image into the app which I built yesterday. I want to make it a habit to write code every day --- even if it's just for 10 minutes.  ( 6 min )

Introduction: The Evolution of Analytics Architecture The modern analytics landscape demands a stack that can handle petabyte-scale data, deliver sub-second query performance, and maintain ACID compliance—all while keeping infrastructure costs manageable. The combination of Rust for data ingestion pipelines, Apache Iceberg as the table format, and Apache Doris as the analytics engine represents a paradigm shift in building production-grade analytics applications. This architecture addresses three critical pain points in traditional data warehousing: the rigidity of proprietary formats, the performance bottlenecks of interpreted languages, and the limitations of monolithic analytics engines. Let’s explore how this modern stack solves real-world problems. Traditional analytics architecture…  ( 22 min )

I'm now starting to look at the Go language seriously, whereas before I just thought it was an "Indy" language. In the past month, I've had the chance to work with a team that uses Go, which led me to read up on it. I stumbled upon one of its core ideas: Go doesn't have "async" programming (it has green threads—logical threads that handle concurrency via software through context switching). But Go is actually an asynchronous language by default! (It's comparable to every single function in Go using async/await.) The interesting part is that Go makes all the code look synchronous (but it handles the async parts where needed automatically). Personally, I really like this code style, but people who haven't read the specs might misunderstand and think Go is a single-threaded application, much …  ( 7 min )

In the fast-paced world of software development, the ability to collaborate effectively can make or break a project. With teams often spread across different locations, time zones, and even continents, finding ways to communicate seamlessly is crucial. In this article, we’ll explore the best practices and tools for fostering collaboration among developers, drawing on insights from a recent Reddit discussion that sparked an engaging debate on the topic. Before diving into specific tools and practices, let’s take a moment to understand why collaboration is essential in development teams. Collaborative environments not only improve productivity but also foster innovation and problem-solving. When developers work together, they can share knowledge, brainstorm ideas, and provide support to one …  ( 8 min )

Dask is a large and useful Python library that is regularly used for parallel and distributed computing. If your Python code is written using a loop structure, it can be parallelized with Dask. Firstly, it can help you construct customized pipelines and workflows, process a massive number of tasks, and execute them easily. Secondly, Dask DataFrames provide the facilities for larger-than-memory execution, parallel execution, and distributed computation. Lastly, Dask ML facilitates the use of scikit-learn and other machine learning libraries for parallel and distributed environments. By the way, Dask Bags, which parallelize Python lists simply, are commonly used to process text or raw Python objects. You can install Dask in the following way: pip install dask  ( 6 min )

Heads up, #msdyn365BC developers and consultants, there’s a new report in town. The Production Scrap report just landed in BC 2024 Wave 2, and it’s a must-have for manufacturing visibility. Here’s what it brings: ✅ Production Order Scrap % If you’re building or customizing for manufacturing clients, this is one to bookmark. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/manufacturing-powerbi-production-scrap  ( 6 min )

How to Write Gorgeous Chords like Masashi Hamauzu Dive into the lush, colorful world of Final Fantasy composer Masashi Hamauzu by exploring his go-to “Sus Chord Slash Chord.” You’ll get a quick intro to who Hamauzu is before jumping straight into the juicy theory behind his signature sounds: from Minor 11 and Maj 13 to the dreamy Maj7♯11 and first‐inversion Maj 2 voicings. Along the way, time-stamped segments make it easy to follow: start with Sus slash chords, then layer in those extended tones, and finish by combining everything into one gorgeous, Hamauzu-worthy progression. Perfect for leveling up your own game-music or jazz writing! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Microscopic Vision: AI Unlocks the Secrets of Surface Quality Imagine a critical component failing prematurely, not due to design flaws, but because of subtle surface imperfections invisible to the naked eye. Traditional quality control struggles to detect these minute variations, leading to wasted materials and compromised product performance. What if AI could not only see these flaws, but also predict their impact with quantifiable certainty? At its core, this involves a deep learning architecture capable of analyzing surface scans – whether from optical or tactile sensors – to predict not just roughness parameters, but also the reliability of those predictions. We achieve this by training models with multiple output "heads," one predicting the surface texture (e.g., average roughness)…  ( 7 min )

Analysts are watching if DOGE can maintain support above $0.19, with a potential breakout above $0.2003 attracting further buying interest.  ( 31 min )

Ripple Prime bundles trading, financing and clearing for institutions in one service, with risk controls, regulated custody and optional RLUSD collateral.  ( 31 min )

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DJI has officially unveiled its latest smartphone gimbal, the Osmo Mobile 8, which introduces several upgrades over its predecessor. Among these include 360-degree rotation, improved tracking features, and new lighting and connectivity options. The Osmo Mobile 8 retains DJI’s signature 3-axis stabilisation system but now supports unlimited 360-degree horizontal rotation, allowing users to capture smooth […] The post DJI Launches Osmo Mobile 8 In China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Xbox has made decisions with pricing its products and services that, let’s just say raises eyebrows. For the former, prices of the Xbox Series X and S have gone up where they are available. Then for the latter, there’s the Xbox Game Pass and its PC equivalent going through the same. While anyone would’ve guessed […] The post Microsoft Set 30% Profit Margins Across The Board, Including Xbox appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Electronic Arts (EA) has announced that it is partnering with Stability AI, the company known for the image generation tool Stable Diffusion. Naturally, this collaboration is focused on the creation of AI tools to accelerate game development. In a statement, EA explained that AI and machine learning have been longstanding cornerstones of innovation at the […] The post EA Partners With Stability AI To Create AI-Powered Tools For Game Development appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

Ripple has completed its acquisition of Hidden Road, a move that will expand its fintech services for institutional clients and boost the utility and reach of its RLUSD stablecoin.

Ripple has completed its acquisition of Hidden Road, a move that will expand its fintech services for institutional clients and boost the utility and reach of its RLUSD stablecoin.

The Bank of England is worried that a rise in financiers' lending to data center lending may cause an AI bubble reminiscent of the dot-com crash in the early 2000s.

The Bank of England is worried that a rise in financiers' lending to data center lending may cause an AI bubble reminiscent of the dot-com crash in the early 2000s.

Video sharing platform Rumble has teamed up with Tether to help it add Bitcoin tips to content creators, expected to launch in early to mid-December.

Video sharing platform Rumble has teamed up with Tether to help it add Bitcoin tips to content creators, expected to launch in early to mid-December.

Do you ever find yourself in a design or planning meeting with loads of talking heads, all confidently agreeing on important points, where it's almost like the conclusions are just a matter of fact and should be obvious to anyone? Yet you leave the meeting feeling unsettled, you sense gaps in the plan filled with vague arm wavey "someone will do something here" or a design that seems to hinge off a "decision engine" the details of which "we'll work out in the implementation." So you ask around a bit, but no one seems to actually be able to coherently explain what the fuzzy stuff will actually be, what it will do, or even who is doing it. "I need someone to paint me a picture to understand all this." you say to yourself. Well guess what, they probably won't. JFDI yourself, following these 2 rules: boxes shouldn't line up neatly labels should definitely have typos use crayons if your kids haven't pushed them up their nose It musn't be good looking Put your best interpretation of what the vague fuzzy stuff is into it. Even though you know you've got it wrong, just put it in. Then present it back, to everyone. If you are lucky, human nature will take over, an image that challenges a person's view seems to get much more of an immediate reaction than the written word. The "someone will do something here" was "my guys will sort this with a perl script in 2 days" to the ops manager, meanwhile the project manager was talking to a recruiter about getting 4 contractors in. It turns out the "decision engine" was assumed to be a 3 month procurement piece and integration with a SaaS offering to the product manager while one engineer had it down as 14 lines of code in an existing class. The slightly less confident conversations sparked are great. But the even better part is, having used crayons, no one will ever trust you with diagramming anything again and immediately someone else will take responsibility to draw your picture up in a "proper tool". Happy days  ( 7 min )

Introduction Today’s users expect flawless digital experiences, no matter which device, browser, or operating system they use. For developers and QA teams, ensuring that consistency across thousands of environments is no small feat. LambdaTest makes that challenge simple. It’s a powerful cloud based testing platform that enables effortless manual and automated cross browser testing on more than 3,000 real browsers and devices, all without the need for local setups or physical labs. Built for speed, scalability, and collaboration, LambdaTest integrates seamlessly with your existing CI/CD pipelines and popular tools like GitHub, Jenkins, and Jira. It supports leading automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and Appium, empowering teams to test faster and release with co…  ( 13 min )

For a couple of months now, I've been on a mission to get immersed in a highly impactful open source project. As a student, getting into compilers has always been the kind of thing that sparked my interest — ever since building a programming language from scratch about a year ago, powered by LLVM and other somewhat esoteric dependencies like GNU Bison. I've been wanting to get into the trenches and see how production-level development is really done by the big companies. ClangIR was one of the projects that caught my attention. Here's a brief overview: ClangIR essentially aims to modernize Clang's well-established codegen pipeline by representing high-level semantics through its own dialect in MLIR. One of the main problems with the current state of the pipeline is that LLVM IR by itself i…  ( 13 min )

My #HNGi13 Stage 1 experience testing Delve - a 3D quest-based language learning app I was tasked with creating a complete QA testing strategy for Delve - a mobile app that teaches languages through 3D games, AI conversations, and gamification. Key Features I Had to Test: 3D quest environments with interactive elements AI-powered conversation practice with real-time feedback Gamification (points, badges, leaderboards) Offline mode with data sync Multi-language support Payment integration Created a comprehensive test plan covering: 10 testing types: Functional, Performance, Security, Usability, Compatibility, etc. Risk assessment: Identified 10 potential issues (3D performance, AI accuracy, offline sync) Resource planning: 8 QA team members, tools, devices Timeline: March 2025 - January 202…  ( 8 min )

95% of BC devs set up OAuth2 the hard way. Here’s the 5% method that actually works. ✅ Workspace This blog walks through the setup that fixed it all. https://learnbeyondbc.com/blogs/bc-oauth2-setup-and-automation-part-2  ( 6 min )

Transform Your Ideas into Viral Sensations with AI Technology In today's digital landscape, memes have become the universal language of the internet. From social media platforms to workplace conversations, memes capture moments, express emotions, and create connections like never before. If you're looking to create the next viral sensation or simply want to join the meme culture, Create Popular Memes is your ultimate destination. Our advanced AI technology transforms your ideas into viral memes in seconds. No design skills required – just input your concept and watch our AI create engaging, shareable content that resonates with audiences worldwide. With over 10,000 popular memes created and 5,000+ active users, our platform has established itself as the go-to destination for meme creator…  ( 8 min )

Creating a .NET API with WebSockets and JWT authentication for real-time chat Adrián Bailador ・ Mar 9 #ai #dotnet #csharp #chatgpt  ( 5 min )

Context managers aren't magic - they're Python's way of automating try/finally for guaranteed cleanup Timothy enters the library and heads to Margaret's desk. Timothy: "Margaret, I've been using with statements, but I don't understand how they work." Margaret: "Show me." Timothy: types class FileManager: def __enter__(self): print("Opening resource") return self def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb): print("Closing resource") return False with FileManager() as fm: print("Using resource") Output: Opening resource Using resource Closing resource Timothy: "It prints in that order - but how does Python guarantee 'Closing resource' prints even if there's an error?" Margaret: "Let's use the method to understand it." Margaret: writes on pape…  ( 8 min )

Day 66 [October 24, 2025] I need to buckle down, as I'm still lagging on day day 3 & 4 goals, "Day 3-4: Control structures (if-else, loops)", as well as day 5 (and 6) goals, "Day 5-6: Functions and modules", and Day 7 target (exercises) (Meta AI, personal communication, August 8, 2025). If I haven't covered this, I can't make progress on day 8 - 63 goals. Goals: As extracted from the 'Python for Software Development' textbook by Halvorsen (n.d.): The New Age of Programming ✅ What is Python? ✅ Introduction to Python ✅ Interpreted vs. Compiled ✅ Python Packages ✅ Python Packages for Science and Numerical Computations ✅ Python Editors ✅ Python IDLE ✅ Visual Studio Code ✅ Variables ✅ Numbers ✅ Strings ✅ String Input✅ Built-in Functions✅ Python Standard Library✅ Using Python Libraries, Packages…  ( 6 min )

I just completed the Institute of Data / Michigan Tech Cybersecurity program, and for my capstone project, I scanned 22 random GitHub repositories with 4 secrets scanning tools. The results shocked me: 🚨 1,562 security findings across 22 repos 🔴 5 CRITICAL verified secrets (live API keys, active tokens) 🟠 579 HIGH severity issues (hardcoded credentials, weak crypto, injection flaws) 📊 Only 3.5% false positive rate But here's the real problem: I had to manually parse 4 different JSON formats, spend 3-4 hours aggregating results, and then map findings to compliance frameworks (OWASP, PCI DSS, NIST) by hand. Each one of those 5 critical secrets was a potential data breach waiting to happen. And most developers don't even know their secrets are exposed until it's too late. So I built a …  ( 10 min )

Why 90% of AI Apps Fail to Monetize Effectively—and How You Can Be the Exception with Monetization Strategies The landscape of AI applications is booming. Yet, despite the innovation and excitement, a staggering 90% of AI apps fail to monetize effectively. Why? Most lack clear monetization models that don’t disrupt user experience. Enter Monetzly—the first platform designed to help developers monetize their AI conversations seamlessly. As developers, we pour countless hours into creating applications that leverage cutting-edge AI technologies. However, the reality is that most monetization strategies—like subscriptions or paywalls—can alienate users, driving them away from your app. Monetzly offers a dual-earning model that enables developers to not only monetize their apps but also earn…  ( 7 min )

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Personally, I'm a huge horror movie fan. At the first sign of the Fall season, I start my annual horror movie marathon. While I often get movie recommendations for my Halloween film binge, I rarely hear people talk about their favorite video games for spooky season. I've been a huge fan of the Resident Evil series ever since the Gamecube remakes of the early 00s. Sure, they're a bit campy and the story doesn't hold up to much scrutiny, but the early games really did define the survival horror genre, and there are some genuinely terrifying moments throughout the series. The 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2 is pretty flawless in my opinion, and a great introduction to anyone new to the series. A lesser known title but still a critical indie success, What Remains of Edith Finch is a whimsical…  ( 7 min )

I laced up at Heswall GC and threw down a £1,000 gauntlet to the head pro in the first episode of my new series. Titleist is backing the match (and club pros across the UK) and has even pledged to support Heswall’s junior section off the back of this showdown. Massive thanks to Tom and the amazing folks at Heswall GC for hosting. Dive into Heswall’s course details at https://www.heswallgolfclub.com or check my Linktree for all the gear and kit info (with a sweet discount!). Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) is Cinemasins’ latest roast of the entire Saw franchise—calling out every nitpick, plot hole and “sin” from Jigsaw’s first trap to the latest gore-fest. Hosted by Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel, it’s the ultimate checklist of cinematic torture… with plenty of red pen action. Hungry for more? Dive into their website, follow @TVSins, @commercialsins and @cinemasinspodcastnetwork on YouTube, join the Discord or Reddit communities, fill out the sinful poll, or back the team on Patreon for exclusive content and behind-the-scenes fun. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

liner notes: Professional : Pretty good day. Got my slides set up for my workshop tomorrow. Sat in on a meeting to discuss the documentation site. I only really just add information to the site, so it was cool to see the decisions on what goes where. Personal : Got a good version of a prototype printed and packaged. Looks pretty good. I also figured out how much I would charge the client to produce more. I also think I figured out how I want to make another possible product for the client so I researched some parts and placed an order. I also went through tracks for the radio show and put together the promo posts for the projects I picked up on Bandcamp. Going to finish putting together the radio show. I just remembered a slide I want to add for my workshop tomorrow, so I'll be adding that. I'm also going to iron some clothes because I'm going to a funeral for a friend. I also need to iron my company t-shirt and another shirt so I can change into my street clothes before the radio show. Not sure if I'll get the chance because I have to get up early to head out to the hackathon where I'll be giving a workshop, but I want to work on some sticker designs and maybe that new prototype idea. So yeah, radio show after the workshop at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com and no study session on Sunday because of the aforementioned funeral. Have a great night and weekend! Be safe! peace piece https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines is CinemaSins’ trademark 24-minute roast of the movie’s over-the-top deaths and plot holes—“fun nonsense” that still follows the franchise’s chaotic rules. They even slip in a BetterHelp sponsor shout-out for anyone needing therapy after witnessing all those sins. Between sin counts, they hype their main site, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and drop a poll for viewer feedback plus a Patreon link. They also credit their writing squad (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel) and mention Jeremy’s book for fans craving more nitpicks. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator films, starting with the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic. The hosts declare Predator the ultimate 80s action-sci-fi mash-up, praising its direction, writing, cast, creature design and, of course, all the mud, muscles, lasers and explosions. They also point fans to bigsandwich.co for early videos and bonus podcasts, share an extended audio review on YouTube, link to James and Maso’s Twitter accounts, their iTunes and direct-download podcasts, a Patreon page, merch store and more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

When you hear or read "Nation-state attackers", you can think of the worst. If you throw in fake Google ads and infostealers into the mix, then you might think: Who is safe? How about "cache poisoning vulnerabilities?" Or some legitimate concerns about AI systems? Then you can conclude that: careers in cybersecurity are not going anywhere anytime soon. Welcome to this week's review. I missed last week's edition because I forgot to publish after I wrote it. I know. How is that possible? Because I am human. Let's get started. Nation-state hackers deliver malware from “bulletproof” blockchains In simplest terms: Nation-state hackers are using blockchains to distribute malware, making it difficult for researchers or the government to take them down. From the article: The method, known as Eth…  ( 19 min )

After spending some time looking at the [Repomix] tool and looking for features to implement in my own [project], I found that there was a checkbox for removing comments from the final output. This seems like a useful feature to have, so I got to reading the code to find out how it was implemented. I decided to use AI to give me an overview of the code, then dived deeper on my own. The comment removal feature strips comments from source code files when packing a repository. For example: // This is a comment function hello() { /* Another comment */ return "Hello!"; } becomes: function hello() { return "Hello!"; } This reduces the token count when feeding code into LLMs, so it's definitely a useful feature to implement. removeComments is first defined in configSchema.ts as a boolean.…  ( 7 min )

The split between the mental models of local and shared state management in React apps has been around since time immemorial. Here's an example of how to do these conceptually similar things in a very similar way: + import { Store, useStore } from "@t8/react-store"; + + let counterStore = new Store(0); let Counter = () => { - let [counter, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [counter, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(value => value + 1); }; return + {counter}; }; let ResetButton = () => { - let [, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore, false); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(0); }; return ×; }; let App = () => {" "}; This is a full-fledged shared state setup. Similar handling of local and shared state means a short migration path from one to another without tedious refactors. More details on this package can be found in its concise overview.  ( 6 min )

When I got the task to test Delve.fun, I was genuinely curious. The platform is designed to make learning fun and interactive, and my goal was to make sure that the user experience matched that promise. It wasn’t just about finding bugs — it was about thinking like a real user while ensuring that everything worked as intended. 🔍 Getting Started Since Delve.fun is both a website and a mobile app, I tested it across desktop and mobile views to see how responsive and stable it was on different screens. 🪲 Reporting Bugs Some of the issues I found included: A missing or uninformative page title, which affected SEO and accessibility. An unsafe JavaScript evaluation warning in the console (potential security concern). Each issue was documented with screenshots and clear notes to make it easy for developers to reproduce and fix. 💡 What I Learned Combine manual exploration with automated testing tools effectively. 💬 Final Thoughts Working on this task for #HNGi13 has been such an eye-opening experience. It gave me hands-on exposure to real QA practices and helped me understand how small issues can have big impacts on users. I’m grateful for this opportunity and proud to have contributed to improving a product that focuses on learning and engagement. Big thanks to @HNGInternship for this learning journey — it’s definitely a step forward in my QA career.  ( 7 min )

Improved updating imagination creativity, further fixed main functionality usages in 64/86 code, added missing code to MacOS version, along with general improvments for better prediction. In Neural Web in https://github.com/Okerew/Neural-Web. Code clean for osxiec 1.0 in https://github.com/Okerew/okerew.  ( 6 min )

Deep Rust Mastery Curriculum (Free Resources Edition) Philosophy & Approach This curriculum prioritizes understanding over memorization. You'll build mental models of how Rust works at a fundamental level, enabling you to reason about complex problems rather than pattern-match solutions. Phase 1: Foundation & Mental Models (4-6 weeks) Week 1-2: The Ownership Revolution Goal: Internalize why ownership exists, not just how it works Resources: 📚 The Rust Programming Language - Chapters 1-6 📚 Rust By Example - Parallel reading for hands-on practice 🎥 Let's Get Rusty - Ownership playlist - Visual explanations 🎓 Rustlings - Exercises on ownership, move semantics Deep Dive Activities: Trace memory allocation/deallocation manually on paper for simple programs Compa…  ( 12 min )

Contents This blog will be split into the following sections: Foreword: A Note from the Author Chapter 1: Over-Romanticizing Software Engineering Chapter 2: Education - a Quick Recap Chapter 3: The Internship Experience Chapter 4: First Role at Company #1 Chapter 5: Stagnation & Leaving Company #1 Chapter 6: Moving to Company #2 Chapter 7: Experience, Red Flags & the Exit from Company #2 Chapter 8: Navigating Interview Hell Chapter 9: Company #3 & Beyond Afterword: The End Foreword: A Note from the Author ✍️ how far back do I want my story to begin? The start of my first job? Second job? College? Senior high? Elementary school? And then I realised that I was asking the wrong question. I should have been asking why am I writing this article? Well, the purpose o…  ( 25 min )

MySQL is an open source relational database management system (RDBMS) that’s used to store and manage data. Its reliability, performance, scalability, and ease of use make MySQL a popular choice for developers. In fact, you’ll find it at the heart of demanding, high-traffic applications such as Facebook, Netflix, Uber, Airbnb, Shopify, and Booking.com. SQL, which stands for Structured Query Language, is a programming language that’s used to retrieve, update, delete, and otherwise manipulate data in relational databases. MySQL is officially pronounced “My ess-cue-el,” but “my sequel” is a common variation. As the name suggests, MySQL is a SQL-based relational database designed to store and manage structured data. In recent years, however, Oracle added additional support, including for the p…  ( 18 min )

Introduction Stripe is an online payment platform for securely accepting credit cards, bank transfers, and more. Stripe Checkout Sessions for one-time payments and a tamper-proof server webhook to confirm transactions. Terminology: "Payment Link" here refers to the URL returned by a Stripe Checkout Session (not Stripe's no-code "Payment Links" product). Client clicks "Pay Now". Backend creates a unique Checkout Session and returns the session URL. Client is redirected to Stripe, completes payment, and is redirected to your success URL. Stripe sends an asynchronous webhook (server-to-server) to your backend. Backend verifies the webhook signature, updates the database, and fulfills the order. Client gains access to the purchased resource. Client (browser) | | Click "Pay Now" v…  ( 8 min )

When AWS sneezed, the internet caught a cold. When AWS experienced its outage, it wasn’t just a small glitch in the cloud; it triggered a domino effect that rippled across much of the internet. The incident wasn’t caused by lost servers or faulty disks, it began with a failure in a monitoring system, the very component meant to keep everything running smoothly. Where it all started To understand the outage, it was important to grasp the role of DynamoDB within AWS. It wasn’t just another database instead it served as the data backbone that many AWS services depended on. Critical elements such as IAM session tokens, Service metadata, and Routing configurations were often stored in DynamoDB. So, when it began to slow down, AWS itself started to struggle. Although the outage originated from …  ( 11 min )

Fresh out of high school. No plan, no direction, just a laptop and a feeling that I should probably figure out what to do with my life. Eight years later, I'm a full-stack developer working with Node, React, TypeScript, building production apps that actually matter. But here's the thing nobody tells you about learning to code - it's not linear. It's messy. Full of false starts, detours, quits, and comebacks. This is that story. The real one. (By the way, some years here might be a bit off maybe, The point isn’t the exact date, it’s the grind, we all start somewhere.) Now I build things with Node.js, React, and TypeScript — stuff I couldn’t even imagine back then. Started in 2017 right after finishing high school. My first exposure to code? HTML and CSS. Not because I had a plan, but beca…  ( 16 min )

Fresh out of high school. No plan, no direction, just a laptop and a feeling that I should probably figure out what to do with my life. Eight years later, I'm a full-stack developer working with Node, React, TypeScript, building production apps that actually matter. But here's the thing nobody tells you about learning to code - it's not linear. It's messy. Full of false starts, detours, quits, and comebacks. This is that story. The real one. (By the way, some years here might be a bit off maybe, The point isn’t the exact date, it’s the grind, we all start somewhere.) Now I build things with Node.js, React, and TypeScript — stuff I couldn’t even imagine back then. Started in 2017 right after finishing high school. My first exposure to code? HTML and CSS. Not because I had a plan, but beca…  ( 16 min )

The split between the mental models of local and shared state management in React apps has been around since time immemorial. Here's an example of how to do these conceptually similar things in a very similar way: + import { Store, useStore } from "@t8/react-store"; + + let counterStore = new Store(0); let Counter = () => { - let [counter, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [counter, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(value => value + 1); }; return + {counter}; }; let ResetButton = () => { - let [, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore, false); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(0); }; return ×; }; let App = () => {" "}; This is a full-fledged shared state setup. Similar handling of local and shared state means a short migration path from one to another without tedious refactors. More details on this package can be found in its concise overview.  ( 6 min )

🔐 ACI Protocol + Auth0: Secure Multi-Agent Handoffs with Identity Continuity This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge ACI-Auth: Adaptive Contextual Intelligence with Authenticated Agent Handoffs A protocol and reference implementation that enables secure, context-preserving communication between AI agents while maintaining user identity, permission boundaries, and interaction history across model handoffs. Current AI agent systems face a critical gap: when one specialized agent needs to hand off to another (e.g., automotive expert → financial advisor → code generator), they lose: User context (tone, expertise level, conversation history) Security boundaries (what data can be shared, with whom) Audit trails (who authorized what, when) Identity continuity (is this still …  ( 12 min )

TL;DR: Este artículo te guiará en la implementación de DNSSEC para tus dominios en Amazon Route 53. Mostraré paso a paso cómo activar DNSSEC en tu zona alojada en Route 53 y cómo establecer la cadena de confianza entre el Domain Registrar (Namecheap) y los Authoritative DNS Providers (Cloudflare y Amazon Route 53), todo ello alineado con el pilar de Seguridad del AWS Well-Architected Framework. 🔐 Tiempo estimado de lectura: 10 minutos Nivel: 200 Versión en inglés: Secure Your Domain with DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53: A Step-by-Step Guide Tabla de Contenidos: Introducción Qué es DNSSEC Cómo funciona DNSSEC Por qué implementar DNSSEC Qué vas a implementar Prerrequisitos Configura DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53 Configura DNSSEC en Cloudflare Configura DNSSEC en Namecheap Valida la …  ( 14 min )

TL;DR: This article will guide you through implementing DNSSEC for your domains in Amazon Route 53. I’ll show step by step how to enable DNSSEC in your hosted zone in Route 53 and how to establish the chain of trust between the Domain Registrar (Namecheap) and the Authoritative DNS Providers (Cloudflare and Amazon Route 53), all aligned with the Security pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. 🔐 Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Level: 200 Spanish version: Protege tu dominio con DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53: Guía paso a paso Table of Contents: Introduction What is DNSSEC How DNSSEC Works Why Implement DNSSEC What You Are Going to Implement Prerequisites Configure DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53 Configure DNSSEC in Cloudflare Configure DNSSEC in Namecheap Validate the DNSSE…  ( 13 min )

Gestione moderna dei frontend con micro frontend, shell e Leaflet Introduzione La complessità crescente delle applicazioni web moderne ha portato alla necessità di architetture più modulari, scalabili e manutenibili. In questo contesto, i micro frontend rappresentano un'evoluzione naturale, ispirata ai microservizi, per suddividere un'applicazione frontend in moduli indipendenti e autonomi. In questo articolo esploreremo come strutturare un'applicazione frontend moderna utilizzando una shell, più micro frontend (MFE), e tecnologie come Angular, NgRx, e Leaflet per la gestione di mappe interattive e dati geografici. Un micro frontend è un'unità indipendente di un'applicazione frontend che può essere sviluppata, testata e distribuita separatamente. Ogni MFE può essere costruito …  ( 7 min )

When OpenAI released Sora, their groundbreaking text-to-video AI model, content creators worldwide gained access to cinematic-quality video generation. But there was a catch—every video came with an embedded watermark. While this serves OpenAI's attribution and content tracking purposes, it creates a significant workflow friction for creators who need clean, production-ready videos. After seeing this gap in the market, I built SoraStrip—not just another watermark removal tool, but a developer-first platform with comprehensive API support, enterprise-grade reliability (99.9% uptime SLA), and webhook notifications for real-time processing updates. Here's the technical story behind it, the architectural decisions that set it apart, and why API accessibility matters in the AI video tooling eco…  ( 11 min )

In the first part of this guide, we walked through setting up Amazon EFS with Amazon EKS using Terraform — covering file system provisioning, IAM integration, and CSI driver configuration. And just after I thought we are back in business, one of the developers very proudly announce: This won't work for all of our apps; at least two of the apps need to share the same data directory. 🤪 Went back to the drawing board with one subtle challenge: How do we safely share the same EFS directory between multiple EKS applications while keeping our Terraform code clean, not over-engineered, declarative, and idempotent? Eventually came up with some ideas: This article shows how did we solve that precisely — using distinct EFS access points per unique path, rather than per app, here at Zenler. When mu…  ( 8 min )

Se você chegou aqui, já deve saber que o Arch Linux dá preferência para o banco de dados MariaDB ao invés do MySQL. Não entrarei no motivo disso (spoiler: a Oracle é uma matadora), porém, se quiser usar o MySQL, segue esse link. De qualquer forma, o MariaDB traz muitas vantagens para se usar, sendo seu principal fator de ela ser feita pelos mesmos criadores do MySQL. Ou seja, ao aprender MariaDB, indiretamente aprende-se a usar o MySQL, pois é praticamente a mesma coisa; só se diferenciam em casos muito específicos ou algo envolvendo o plano pago do MySQL. Dito tudo isso, vamos ao que interessa: Partindo do pressuposto que você use o arch,comece instalando o seu MariaDB,para isso vai no seu terminal e digite: yay -S mariadb #caso não tiver o yay sudo pacman -S mariadb Ao fazer isso,inicie o seu mariadb pelo terminal: sudo systemctl start mariadb sudo systemctl enable mariadb # Para iniciar automaticamente no boot Agora vai um dica bem interessante,sempre use um gerenciador de senha,pois agora vai precisar criar um usuario e senha com os seguintes comando: CREATE USER ' *usuario* '@' *localhost* ' IDENTIFIED BY ' *sua senha mega dificil* '; Aqui vale uma breve menção ao localhost,que ao meu vê,se você ira usa-lo só para projetos pessoais,recomendo usa,por ser seguro e pratico. Logo apos isso,passe o seguintes comando para ter permissão para criar,alterar e deletar tabelas: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '*seu nome*'@'*localhost*' WITH GRANT OPTION; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; quit; Pronto! Agora seu servidor MariaDB está rodando e você já tem um usuário com permissões completas para começar seus projetos backend.  ( 6 min )

In this age of AI and vibe-coding, I still have a strong conviction that it is important to know the very basics of any programming language you would like to work with. How else can you 'vibe-code' if you do not even know what you are doing? That is exactly why I am creating this series titled JS FUNdamentals - a way for me to learn, share, grow and hopefully have some fun! I am very much in awe of the Javascript programming language (and really, any Front End development language or framework) because of the way it allows me to create magic 🪄 on a canvas. It has been the most exciting couple of months just learning to write code and building exciting projects that I have imagined. In this series, I will be writing about exciting concepts I come across in my learning journey to help solidify my understanding and also for anyone who stumbles on this blog looking for answers. This is for you and me. ✨ Stay curious and keep coding. Isioma.  ( 6 min )

I'm running an experiment to see how AI search engines like Perplexity and ChatGPT discover and cite content differently than traditional Google SEO. Built a productivity blog with 5 posts, each using different optimization strategies: Traditional SEO - Keyword-stuffed content (old-school Google tactics) Structured Data - Heavy JSON-LD schema (FAQ, HowTo) LLM-Friendly - Conversational, clear definitions Q&A Format - Mimics AI training data structure AI-Optimized - Authoritative, comprehensive coverage Over 30 days, I'll track which posts get: Cited by Perplexity Referenced by ChatGPT Search Mentioned by Claude Ranked by Google AI Overviews Just deployed: https://focusos-blog-3ryy.vercel.app Day 1: Not indexed yet (baseline established) Will share results weekly. Has anyone else tried optimizing specifically for AI search engines rather than traditional SEO? Topics covered: The Pomodoro Technique Best Time to Study Digital Minimalism for Students Curious what the community thinks about "Agentic SEO" vs traditional optimization. ai #seo #productivity #experiment  ( 6 min )

TL;DR: I spent 3 days designing screenshots for my last app launch. It should've taken 15 minutes. So I built Lemmi Studio—an AI tool that generates App Store screenshots, marketing copy, and landing pages automatically. Try it free → You've just spent 3 months building your app. The code is clean. The features work. You're ready to ship. Then you hit the wall: marketing assets. Sound familiar? 10 polished App Store screenshots (1200×2600px, device-framed) App Store copy (title, subtitle, description, keywords) A landing page Everything optimized for ASO Or write marketing copy. Or build marketing sites. Hire a designer → $500-1,000 + wait 1-2 weeks Learn Figma yourself → 20+ hours of tutorials Use Canva → still 4-6 hours per app Ship with ugly screenshots → tank your conversion rate Spoil…  ( 9 min )

Experiential Events involve people in the centre of your brand. They are live moments where customers can see, touch, try, and share. In a busy UK market, these events help you stand out. They turn simple interest into real action. With the right plan, they can lift awareness, grow leads, and drive sales. This guide shows you how to use them well, with clear steps, UK tips, and simple ways to measure success. Experiential Events are live brand experiences. They can be pop‑ups, demos, tours, workshops, or festival stands. People do not just watch. They take part. They make, taste, test, or play. This builds strong feelings and clear memories. Why they work in the UK: People trust brands they have met in person. Live moments get shared on social media. UK high streets, markets, stations, an…  ( 9 min )

The Booth Vol.23 | Trap Draw, Ep 365 Cody and Neil are back in the Booth dishing out mea culpas (and demanding a few from you), catching up on Neil’s big move to the burbs, die-hard hardware-store loyalties, what they’ve been binge-watching, and the art of handling content feedback on social media. They also geek out over Neil’s recent panel appearance at Columbia and dive into a few more surprises along the way. On the support front, they’re rallying behind the Evans Scholars Foundation and big-upping sponsors like ServPro, Rhoback, and Stone Creek Coffee. If you’re loving the episode, you can subscribe to their newsletter, hit up the No Laying Up podcast on YouTube, or join The Nest for exclusive content, shop discounts, and way fewer ads. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

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Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Jeff Su breaks down the CORE workflow—a four-step system (Capture, Organize, Review, Engage) that he’s taught to over 6,600 Googlers in nine years. It’s designed to handle every type of workplace info with zero friction: you capture everything instantly, organize it quickly, review it in scheduled sessions, then block time to actually get things done. According to Jeff, it works with whatever tools you already use and becomes second nature in just two weeks. If you’re ready to ditch memory tricks and willpower marathons, there’s a deep-dive blog post, handy prompts and templates, plus his Notion command center and Workspace Academy—everything you need to build a killer workflow. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Summary CinemaSins just unleashed “Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less,” playfully nitpicking Tim Burton’s reanimated pup flick—despite loving the movie and celebrating GDT’s decision to bring Franky boy back to theaters. Expect rapid-fire sins, cheeky commentary and the usual CinemaSins wit. Along the way they plug all the essentials: their main site (cinemasins.com), YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, CinemaSins Podcast Network), a quick “sinful” poll, Patreon support, plus Discord, Reddit, Instagram and TikTok communities. The video was penned by Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel—so blame (or thank) a whole squad. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less tears into the film’s absurd death setups and “fate code” logic with that classic CinemaSins snark. There’s a cheeky sponsor plug for BetterHelp before they jump right back into mocking every “convenient” death sequence and plot loophole. On top of the main roast, they hype up cinemasins.com and their YouTube offshoots (@TVSins, @commercialsins, etc.), invite you to their Discord and Reddit, push a quick sinful poll and Patreon link, and wrap up by spotlighting the writers—complete with Twitter and Instagram handles. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage In this first installment of their Caravan of Garbage review series, hosts James and Maso dive head-first into the 1987 original Predator starring Schwarzenegger, proclaiming it the ultimate ’80s action-sci-fi cocktail—creature design, mud, muscles, lasers, explosions and all. They’re serving up laughs, deep dives and bonus audio on YouTube, plus podcasts, commentary tracks and behind-the-scenes goodies on bigsandwich.co, The Weekly Planet, Patreon and more—so hit subscribe if you need your next fix of pop-culture mayhem. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

You've heard the buzz: multithreading can dramatically improve your application's responsiveness and throughput, especially for I/O-bound tasks like web requests or file operations. You start a few threads, you watch your program fly. But then, the chaos begins. Your beautiful code starts behaving like a moody teenager, unpredictable, inconsistent, and occasionally flat-out wrong. The problem isn't your logic but it's a hidden culprit called a Race Condition. What exactly is a race condition in simple terms? A race condition occurs when the outcome of your program depends on the unpredictable timing of multiple threads accessing a shared resource. Imagine two people at separate ATMs trying to withdraw money from the same bank account at the exact same time. Without a proper mechanism to en…  ( 10 min )

If players can see each other's cards, strategies, and resources on-chain, you haven't built a game, you've built a public scoreboard. Web3 gaming promises ownership, fairness, and transparency. But there's a problem most developers don't talk about: complete transparency kills gameplay. When every move, resource, and strategy lives on a public blockchain, games lose the mystery, strategy, and surprise that make them fun. Here's why privacy matters for gaming, and how developers can build games that are both verifiable and actually playable. Traditional games rely on hidden information to create engaging experiences: Card games where you can't see opponents' hands Strategy games with fog of war and secret unit movements RPGs with hidden stats, surprise encounters, and secret quests Battl…  ( 8 min )

I believe Claude is one of the best tools for developers to quickly bootstrap new projects, brainstorm ideas, write content, and even debug tricky code. It's smart, intuitive, and great at helping you think through complex problems. But here's the thing: constantly switching browser tabs or juggling multiple windows just to use Claude can be distracting. As someone who spends hours coding, writing, or experimenting with AI tools, I wanted something cleaner - something that feels native. So I built Claude Desktop - a lightweight, fast, and unofficial desktop app for Claude AI. I love using Claude. But I also love focus. Having a dozen tabs open, each competing for attention, kills productivity. That's when I thought: What if I could have Claude sitting quietly on my desktop - ready whenever I need it - without the clutter of a browser? So I built one. Lightweight and Fast - Built with Electron, designed to stay out of your way. Seamless Claude Experience - Everything you love about Claude, right from your desktop. Distraction-Free Interface - Just you and Claude, nothing else. Secure by Design - No personal data is stored. Works Great on Linux - Now available officially on the Snap Store. You can install Claude Desktop in seconds with a single command: Or check it out on Snapcraft: https://snapcraft.io/claudeai-desktop Let me know what you think.  ( 6 min )

Hey everyone! 👋 I’ve built a Go REST API boilerplate to help developers learn how to structure and build production-ready APIs quickly and cleanly. For Hacktoberfest 2025, I’ve added several beginner-friendly issues labeled: hacktoberfest Topics: Go, REST, Middleware, Docker, Testing Docs: https://vahiiiid.github.io/go-rest-api-docs https://github.com/vahiiiid/go-rest-api-boilerplate/issues 🧩 How You Can Contribute Pick an existing issue (each is well-described with clear hints and examples) 🧭 How to Get Started 💬 Let’s Connect Comment on an issue Start a discussion in the repo Or message me here on DEV.to! Happy coding, and have an awesome Hacktoberfest! 🎃  ( 6 min )

Have you ever wondered what actually happens when someone pays with Bitcoin or USDT on a website? Instead of banks and card issuers, these systems rely on wallet addresses, transaction hashes, and blockchain confirmations. Each payment is public, transparent, and irreversible. This article explains how a crypto payment gateway{:target="_blank"} operates from the inside, covering invoice creation, blockchain monitoring, confirmation handling, and callback security. You will also see how gateways like OxaPay simplify the process so developers can integrate payments without managing blockchain nodes themselves. A crypto payment gateway connects three parties: the merchant, the customer, and the blockchain network. The process can be understood as a sequence of six main steps. The merchant bac…  ( 9 min )

I want to learn react but I don't know where to do that, I'm trying docs in the official website React docs with AI for now but I'd like to hear you advice through your experiences  ( 6 min )

Aplikasi Multi-Platform untuk Mempelajari Hadits Kini Hadir di Snap Store Alhamdulillah, saya sangat bersyukur dapat mengumumkan bahwa HadisKu kini resmi tersedia di Snap Store, memperluas jangkauan kami untuk memudahkan umat Islam di seluruh dunia dalam mempelajari hadits dengan cara yang modern dan mudah diakses. Di era digital ini, akses terhadap ilmu agama seharusnya menjadi lebih mudah, bukan lebih sulit. Namun kenyataannya, banyak Muslim yang masih kesulitan menemukan referensi hadits yang otentik, terorganisir dengan baik, dan mudah diakses kapan saja, di mana saja. Dari sinilah ide HadisKu lahir—sebuah aplikasi yang dirancang untuk menyatukan koleksi hadits otentik dari 14 Imam terkemuka dalam satu platform yang mudah digunakan. HadisKu menghadirkan koleksi lengkap dari para Ima…  ( 9 min )

Hello, I'm Maneshwar. I'm working on FreeDevTools online currently building *one place for all dev tools, cheat codes, and TLDRs* — a free, open-source hub where developers can quickly find and use tools without any hassle of searching all over the internet. Search is evolving fast. Traditional SEO — optimizing for Google’s blue links — is no longer the only game in town. Today, people ask AI chatbots, voice assistants, and generative engines for answers directly. That shift has given rise to three new terms: AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), and LLMO (Large Language Model Optimization). Let’s break down what they mean, why they matter, and how to prepare your content for this AI-driven search landscape. AEO focuses on optimizing content so that AI-pow…  ( 9 min )

Micro Office WordPress Theme: A Pragmatic Intranet Build Introduction: the everyday tangle I needed to untie Internal communication in my company had quietly become a patchwork: announcements lost in long email chains, policy PDFs stranded in shared drives, and a staff directory that never matched reality. As the site administrator, I wanted one private place where employees could land, read, search, request, and move on with their work. That’s the exact problem space where Micro Office WordPress Theme proved itself. In this post, I’ll walk through how I installed and configured it, what clicked with editors and employees, where performance wins came from, and how it stacks up against alternatives—ending with a practical checklist you can copy. My constraints were clear: Clari…  ( 11 min )

We're excited to announce the official release of Apache Doris 4.0: a major milestone release that focused on improving four main areas: 1) new AI capabilities vector search, and AI functions, 2) stronger full-text search, 3) better ETL/ELT processing, and 4) performance optimization with TopN lazy materialization and SQL cache. Vector Search: Doris 4.0 introduces vector indexing to support vector search. This allows users to do vector search, as well as regular SQL analytics directly in Apache Doris, with no need for external vector databases. AI Functions: These functions allow data analysts to call large language models directly via SQL for tasks like information extraction, sentiment analysis, and text summarization, all within Doris. Less glue codes and cleaner pipelines. Hy…  ( 25 min )

Recently, I was thinking about the transformation that has unfolded over the last few years in the business world, and something struck me deeply. Many businesses continue to operate with a pre-2020 mindset, clinging to outdated methods that are no longer effective. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, business was fairly predictable. If you had a shop, a signboard, and word of mouth, you could make sales. People walked in, bought what they needed, and left satisfied. Advertising meant printing flyers, running radio and TV ads, sharing business cards, or hanging a banner at a busy junction. Then 2020 came and everything changed. Don’t get me wrong, e-commerce platforms and online businesses existed before COVID. But the pandemic accelerated digital adoption in ways no one could have imagined. Sho…  ( 12 min )

Hier ist ein Vorschlag für deinen DEV.to-Post-Text, der deinen Link natürlich einbindet und das Thema „Chatbot für Event-Anfragen“ mit deinem DJ-Business verknüpft: Title: Tags: Text: Stell dir vor, ein Chatbot erkennt anhand weniger Eingaben automatisch, um welche Art von Event es sich handelt – Hochzeit, Firmenfeier oder Clubnacht – und stellt gezielte Fragen zu Datum, Location, Gästeanzahl und Musikrichtung. Gleichzeitig prüft er die Verfügbarkeit der passenden DJs und leitet bei Bedarf die Anfrage direkt per WhatsApp weiter. Genau an solchen Konzepten arbeiten wir bei DJ-Flatrate.de – einer Plattform, die Eventplanung, Musik-Matching und Künstler-Management unter einem Dach vereint. Ziel ist es, Menschen und Musik noch schneller zusammenzubringen – mit einem Mix aus persönlicher Erfahrung und smarter Technologie. Mich interessiert: Welche Erfahrungen habt ihr mit AI-gestützter Automatisierung im Event- oder Dienstleistungsbereich gemacht?https://dj-flatrate.de  ( 7 min )

Introduction This article outlines a proven, five-phase blueprint for evolving manual QA teams into automation-driven, value-focused quality partners. Using a modern stack—Pytest, Appium, Allure, and Gherkin—we’ll explore how to maintain the essence of manual testing while amplifying its reach through automation and developer collaboration. 1. The Paradigm Shift: Evolution, Not Revolution Successful transformation stories share one truth: automation thrives when manual insight meets technical scalability. 2. The Secret Sauce: Scenario Outlines & Gherkin Example: Risk-Based Login Validation Scenario Outline: Login validation with risk-based test data When I enter the username "" And I enter the password " " And I tap the login button Then I should see "<expected_r…  ( 9 min )

Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Jeff Su lays out the CORE workflow he taught at Google—Capture every idea immediately, Organize with minimal friction, Review during scheduled sessions, and Engage by blocking out time to execute. It works with any tool you already use and becomes second nature within two weeks, so you stop relying on memory or willpower alone. Alongside a step-by-step demo and timestamps, he shares blog links, favorite prompts & templates, and even his go-to gear to help you build a powerful, personalized productivity setup. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Today I learned a new topic in Laravel — Laravel Pipeline. Product::when(isset($request->status), function ($query) use ($request) { $query->where('status', $request->status); }) ->when(isset($request->search), function ($query) use ($request) { $query->where('name', 'like', '%' . $request->search . '%'); }) ->when(isset($request->verify_status), function ($query) use ($request) { $query->where('verify_status', $request->verify_status); })->get(); The thing to notice here is that my data sources are different, but the rest of the processes are the same. After realizing this, I started looking for a way to optimize it and found an amazing concept called the Pipeline Pattern. By using this approach, I now need to write much less code in each index method, and the code has becom…  ( 8 min )

After months of building, documenting, and re-explaining the same boundaries, I realized something: That’s how Spec-Kit and OpenSpec were born — not from theory, but from exhaustion. This isn’t about artistic frustration — it’s infrastructure loss. That’s why I started developing my own libraries and system at bekalah.github.io/cathedral — to stop the cycle. Spec-Kit and OpenSpec exist to make authorship enforceable at the system level — not as a philosophical idea, but as a structural safeguard. The real challenge isn’t creativity. It’s endurance. So that’s what I’m doing: building libraries that teach sustainability through architecture. If I can get through the exhaustion long enough to stabilize it, the result will be something that runs cleanly — fewer wasted cycles, less manual repair- and not slipping into such exhaustion it causes actual physical illness.  ( 6 min )

Taking on a new challenge: solving GeeksforGeeks POTD daily and sharing my solutions! 💻🔥 Problem: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/split-array-subsequences/1 Split Array Subsequences Difficulty: Medium Accuracy: 51.83% Given a sorted integer array arr[] and an integer k, determine if it is possible to split the array into one or more consecutive subsequences such that: Each subsequence consists of consecutive integers (each number is exactly one greater than the previous). Every subsequence has a length of at least k. Return true if such a split is possible, otherwise return false. Examples : Constraints: Solution: class Solution: def isPossible(self, arr, k): from collections import Counter, defaultdict freq = Counter(arr) end = defaultdict(int) for num in arr: if freq[num] == 0: continue freq[num] -= 1 if end[num - 1] > 0: end[num - 1] -= 1 end[num] += 1 else: valid = True for nxt in range(num + 1, num + k): if freq[nxt] == 0: valid = False break freq[nxt] -= 1 if not valid: return False end[num + k - 1] += 1 return True  ( 6 min )

Things i did today : solved the potd practiced 2 ques , 1 based on str , the other one based on array + hashmap+ simulation went to the gym today after diwali holidays , tmr will do a bit of dev cuz not doing it lately need to make some progress there too Good Night  ( 6 min )

Cinema Sins is back in theaters for a second round of Frankenweenie, dishing out every quirk and nitpick in under 14 minutes—yes, even though they secretly love the film. Along the way they drop links to their main site, YouTube channels, social media, a poll, Patreon, Discord and more, so you can keep the sin train rolling. The description also credits their writing team (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel) and points fans to a handy link tree for all the latest updates, merch and community hangouts. Enjoy the sins, support the squad, and stay spooky! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The Alien VS Predator Series – Caravan of Garbage After more than a decade of Alien/Predator crossovers in comics and games (plus a cheeky nod in 1991’s Predator 2), we finally got live-action mashups: 2004’s Alien VS Predator and 2007’s Requiem. Caravan of Garbage dives into why these films, despite having cool visuals and fun moments, never quite delivered on the monster-vs-monster hype. This video bundles two Caravan of Garbage reviews and serves as a warm-up for next week’s deep dive into the first four Predator movies. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator films, starting with the 1987 Schwarzenegger original. It’s hailed as the pinnacle of ’80s action scifi—perfectly blending badass direction, an all-star cast, killer creature design, massive muscles, mud, lasers, explosions and good old fashioned invisibility chaos. Hungry for more? Head to bigsandwich.co for early videos, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and video game let’s plays. Check out the extended audio edition, subscribe on YouTube, follow James (@mrsundaymovies) and Maso (@wikipediabrown) on Twitter, support them on Patreon, and snag some sweet merch! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

If someone breached your server right now, would you even know? The faster you detect an intrusion, the faster you can stop it. In this post, we will walk through simple steps you can take to check for signs of unauthorized access and take immediate action - all within 60 seconds. Check out my Youtube Channel where I post all kinds of content accompanying my posts, including this video showing everything in this post. Step 1: See Who’s Logged In Run the following command to check who is currently logged in: who You should only see authorized users. If you spot a suspicious login, it might be time to investigate. See what’s running and sort by memory usage: ps aux --sort=-%mem | head Look for unfamiliar or suspicious processes. Malware often disguises itself with odd names or runs in the background silently. Identify listening services and active connections: ss -tulwn Check for unexpected open ports or connections to unknown IPs. Look at recent authentication attempts: tail -n 20 /var/log/auth.log Watch for failed login attempts or unusual root access events. On some systems, you might need to check: journalctl -xe | grep ssh sudo fail2ban-client status sshd Review which IPs have been banned and why. This helps track brute force attempts. If you’re using tools like AIDE or Tripwire, run an integrity scan to detect any unauthorized file changes: aide --check Speed matters. While these steps won’t replace a full intrusion detection system, they can help you spot threats early and react quickly. Want to go further? Set up automated alerts, enable two-factor authentication, and install Fail2Ban to actively block brute-force attacks. Thank you for reading this blog post. If you found the post helpful or interesting, here are a few ways you can show your support: 🐦 Follow me on X Youtube channel Your support and engagement means a lot to me as an open-source developer. Stay safe out there!  ( 7 min )

Title: urllib – Python Standard Library for URL Handling Description: urllib is a built-in Python library that provides modules for working with URLs. It supports opening, reading, and parsing URLs, handling HTTP requests, encoding and decoding query strings, and working with internet resources. Since it’s part of the standard library, it’s commonly used for web scraping, downloading files, or interacting with web APIs without requiring third-party libraries. Installation: Example usage: from urllib import request, parse # Fetch content from a URL response = request.urlopen("https://www.example.com") html = response.read().decode('utf-8') print(html) # Encode query parameters params = {'q': 'python urllib'} query_string = parse.urlencode(params) url = f"https://www.google.com/search?{query_string}" print(url) PyPI page: standard library — no separate PyPI page https://github.com/python/cpython 3 Project Ideas: Build a simple web scraper to extract information from websites. Download images or files from a list of URLs. Create a small URL shortener or query string builder.  ( 6 min )

Hey devs , Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much we depend on AI tools — from generating code and writing documentation to designing UI mockups and even brainstorming new ideas. It’s amazing how fast these tools make us work, but here’s a thought: Are we trading original creativity for efficiency? When everything is optimized by algorithms, do we still challenge ourselves to think deeply, experiment wildly, and make mistakes — the things that actually lead to breakthroughs? I’ve noticed that some devs (myself included sometimes) lean on AI-generated code too heavily. Sure, it saves time, but it also feels like the “craft” part of coding is slowly fading. Others argue that AI just frees us to focus on the more meaningful parts of innovation. So I’d love to hear from you all: How do you balance using AI tools and keeping your creative problem-solving sharp? Do you think future developers will lose the skill of "manual" coding and design thinking? What’s one project where you consciously avoided AI assistance — and did it change how you think about creativity? Drop your thoughts below — I want to hear how you see the future of human creativity in an AI-driven world. Let’s make this a real discussion — not AI vs humans, but how both can push each other forward.  ( 6 min )

Given a string s, find the length of the longest substring without duplicate characters. example 1 Input: s = "abcabcbb" Output: 3 Explanation: The answer is "abc", with the length of 3. Note that "bca" and "cab" are also correct answers. Brute Force Approach: Initialize a variable maxLength to 0. Use a nested loop to generate every possible substring. The outer loop, with index i, defines the start of the substring. The inner loop, with index j, defines the end. For each substring, use a third loop or a hash set to check if it contains repeating characters. Create an empty set to store characters for the current substring. Iterate through the substring from i to j. For each character, check if it is already in the set. If it is, the substring has duplicates, so you can stop che…  ( 8 min )

Neste artigo damos continuidade à nossa análise histórica sobre os recursos que cada versão do Java trouxe para tornar o código mais limpo e simples para o desenvolvedor. Se você caiu de paraquedas aqui e ainda não leu a primeira parte, clique aqui. As versões Java 19 e 20 não trouxeram mudanças definitivas na forma de escrever código, mas apresentaram importantes recursos em preview que abririam o caminho para grandes transformações nas versões seguintes. O Java 21, lançado em setembro de 2023, esta versão trouxe finalmente recursos estáveis que mudaram a forma de escrever código no dia a dia. Entre eles estão: Record Patterns Pattern Matching for switch (Virtual Threads também foi finalizado, sem dúvida, a melhor parte desta verão. Virtual Threads merecem um artigo somente para elas.) Os Record Patterns permitem desconstruir objetos record diretamente em variáveis. record Point(int x, int y) {} // Before 21 // pattern matching for instanceof void printPoint(Object obj) { if (obj instanceof Point p) { System.out.println("x = " + p.x() + ", y = " + p.y()); } } // With 21 // record pattern void printPoint(Object obj) { if (obj instanceof Point(int x, int y)) { System.out.println("x = " + x + ", y = " + y); } } O Pattern Matching for switch foi finalizado no Java 21. switch você não precisa mais de instanceof verificar o tipo do objeto. // Before static String process(Object obj) { if (obj instanceof String s) { return "String com %d caracteres".formatted(s.length()); } else if (obj instanceof Integer i) { return "Número: " + i; } else { return "Outro tipo"; } } // With 21 static String process(Object obj) { return switch (obj) { case String s -> "String com %d caracteres".formatted(s.length()); case Integer i -> "Número: " + i; case null -> "Valor nulo"; default -> "Outro tipo"; }; }  ( 7 min )

Not even a month ago, I made a video about MistralOCR that many of you liked.  After that, a follower reached out with a problem they were having with an OCR Chatbot. I figured this was a common issue, so I decided to make a new video to help them and other developers. When documents contain complex tables, mathematical formulas, or multi-column layouts, traditional OCR tools often generate messy content that requires manual sorting. Then, just last week, I was browsing GitHub and came across Baidu's newly open-sourced PaddleOCR-VL-0.9B.  I'll be honest - when I saw it had only 0.9 billion parameters, my first thought was " Oh, another small model joining the fun?" But out of professional curiosity, I had to ask: could this one actually deliver? What I found completely stunned me. This isn…  ( 16 min )

This blog is dedicated to arcaven, who initially made me aware of this observation and opened my eyes to the wild world of infrastructure and system operations patterns at scale. A few weeks ago, something clicked. Maybe the shorter, winter-approaching days slowed me down enough to notice, but suddenly threes were everywhere. Why do we split environments into development, staging, and production? Why do we stage upgrades across three clusters? Why do we run hot, warm, and cold storage tiers? Why does our CI/CD pipeline have build and test, staging deployment, and production deployment gates? The number three keeps showing up in systems work, and surprisingly few people talk about it explicitly. As it turns out, this pattern is not coincidence. It represents the intersection of distributed …  ( 9 min )

Participating in Hacktoberfest 2025 was an eye-opening experience that gave me a deeper appreciation for the open-source community. As a first-time contributor, I was initially nervous about navigating repositories, understanding issues, and submitting pull requests. But diving in taught me that open source is not just about writing code—it’s about collaboration, learning, and sharing knowledge. Through Hacktoberfest, I learned practical skills like forking repositories, branching, creating pull requests, and writing clear commit messages. Beyond the technical side, I experienced the value of community feedback and mentorship. Every accepted contribution, no matter how small, reinforced the idea that everyone can make a meaningful impact. This experience also changed my perspective on open source. I now see it as a living ecosystem where contributors and maintainers collectively improve software for the benefit of everyone. It’s a space where curiosity, persistence, and collaboration matter more than perfection. For anyone considering participating next year, my advice is simple: start small, pick issues that interest you, and don’t be afraid to ask questions. Open source is welcoming, and the learning and connections you gain are invaluable. Hacktoberfest is not just about the PRs—it’s about growth, contribution, and being part of something bigger. This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Open Source Reflections  ( 6 min )

When I started in web development, there was no division into frontend/backend/fullstack developers. Why BoltJS? I chose the second. BoltJS principles Example - TODO list Live demo Add Tasks todo: {{left}} of {{count}} function TodoForm(self) { self.todo = ""; self.add = () => { if (!self.todo) { alert("TODO can not be empty."); return; } self.emit("new-todo", self.todo); self.todo = ""; } } function TodoList(self) {…  ( 7 min )

My Hacktoberfest 2025 Experience This Hacktoberfest has been an incredible journey of learning, collaboration, and growth. As a participant, I got the opportunity to explore open-source projects, contribute to real-world codebases, and connect with developers around the globe. I started by exploring beginner-friendly issues in various repositories Initially, it felt a bit intimidating — understanding someone else’s code, setting up repositories, and making meaningful contributions wasn’t easy. But step by step, I learned how to fork projects, create branches, submit pull requests, and even write clear commit messages. One of the highlights for me was contributing to projects in multiple programming languages and seeing my code being merged. Each accepted pull request gave a sense of achievement and motivation to do more. I also learned the importance of clear communication in pull requests and how even small contributions can make a difference. Apart from coding, Hacktoberfest helped me improve my GitHub workflow, understand collaborative development practices, and gain confidence in open-source contributions. Sharing a video explanation of my projects on LinkedIn and linking my GitHub repo was a new experience that helped me document my learning journey.I have worked on Python ,awesome-go,,axios, transformers, excalidraw, app-ideas, free-programming-books. Overall, Hacktoberfest 2025 has been both challenging and rewarding. It strengthened my technical skills, boosted my confidence, and introduced me to a supportive community of developers. I’m excited to continue contributing to open source beyond Hacktoberfest! This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Contribution Chronicles  ( 6 min )

I’m excited to introduce my new Laravel package, Lara SMS, designed to make SMS integration in Laravel projects easier, cleaner, and more flexible. 💡 Why Lara SMS? Integrating SMS gateways can often be repetitive and inconsistent across projects. ⚙️ Key Features ✅ Multi-provider support ✅ Fluent Builder ✅ Fallback Strategies ✅ Automatic Retries ✅ Comprehensive Logging 🧩 Installation Install the package via Composer: composer require yasser-elgammal/lara-sms 🧠 Behind the Scenes This project taught me a lot about designing scalable and extendable Laravel packages, particularly around architectural design patterns like Strategy and Builder. My goal was to create something that’s both powerful and developer-friendly, making SMS workflows in Laravel projects smoother than ever. 🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/yasserelgammal/lara-sms 💬 Feedback Welcome I’m always open to feedback, ideas, and contributions. If Lara SMS helps simplify your workflow or if you have suggestions for improvement, I’d love to hear from you!  ( 6 min )

This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge ResearchHub AI is an intelligent academic research assistant that demonstrates the full power of Auth0 for AI Agents platform. It solves a critical problem faced by research labs worldwide: managing access to sensitive research materials while enabling AI-powered literature discovery and knowledge synthesis. Academic researchers face several challenges: Fragmented tools: PubMed, ArXiv, Google Scholar are all separate No centralized document management for lab research Security concerns with unpublished research and grant proposals Need for fine-grained access control (undergraduate vs principal investigator) Risk of unauthorized data sharing by AI agents ResearchHub AI provides: Unified interface for searching PubMed, ArXiv, and Se…  ( 11 min )

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more READ IN APP Big milestone this week: We officially launched the Micro SaaS Course Library 🎉 Last week I sent you all a pre-launch update of ‘Launching courses around growing SaaS products’ This week, we finally went live and 3 courses are already published. This is where SaaS founders go to learn distribution, marketing, and growth strategies that actually work today. Courses already live in the library: Getting your first users for your SaaS ✅ Grow your SaaS with Reddit ✅ Finding daily leads with Cold Email Automation ✅ Why this matters: By this time next year, there will be more builders than ever. But the winners won’t be the ones who can code — they’ll be the ones who know how to distribute, market, and sell. And we’re just getting starte…  ( 8 min )

After completing SQL and Node integrations, I stepped into the world of NoSQL — and it’s been a game-changer! This project dives into MongoDB and Mongoose, covering everything from core database operations to schema validations. 🧱 What This Covers 🥇 Part 1 – The Mongo Shell & Fundamentals What is MongoDB and BSON Documents & Collections Insert operations (insertOne, insertMany) Finding data with queries & operators Updating and deleting documents Nesting & working with embedded documents 🥈 Part 2 – Mongoose Magic What is Mongoose and how to set it up Defining Schemas & Models Insert, Find, Update, and Delete operations Validations, SchemaType Options, and Errors Using findAndUpdate() with validation 💻 Example Snippet 🧠 Key Takeaways MongoDB is flexible, document-based, and perfect for unstructured data Mongoose adds structure, validation, and a schema-driven workflow Together, they simplify full-stack development with Node.js ⭐ Check it out on GitHub: 💬 Let’s connect — always open to feedback, collaboration, and learning together!  ( 6 min )

In the world of web development, the smallest snippets of code often have the biggest impact. One of the most overlooked yet powerful components of a webpage is the meta tag. To the average user, meta tags are invisible. But to search engines, social platforms, and browsers, they’re essential signposts that describe, categorize, and index your site. For developers and technical SEOs, understanding how meta tags work — and how to implement them effectively — is key to improving visibility, performance, and user experience. What Are Meta Tags? Meta tags are snippets of HTML code placed inside the section of a webpage. They provide metadata — data about data — that describes the content of the page. While they don’t appear directly in the page’s content, they communicate critical informati…  ( 8 min )

Things to do when bored for kids at a party Things to Do When Bored for Kids at a Party Introduction Parties are meant to be fun, but sometimes even the most exciting gatherings can hit a lull. For kids, a moment of boredom can feel like an eternity, especially when surrounded by friends, music, and decorations. Whether it’s a birthday bash, a holiday celebration, or just a casual get-together, having a toolkit of engaging activities is essential to keep the energy high and the smiles wide. This article is packed with creative, practical, and fun things to do when bored at a party, ensuring every child stays entertained from start to finish. Let’s dive into some fantastic ideas that are easy to set up and guaranteed to spark joy! 1. DIY Craft Station One of the best things to do wh…  ( 10 min )

Things to do when bored for students when it is sunny Things to Do When Bored for Students When It Is Sunny Introduction Sunny days are a gift, especially for students who spend countless hours indoors studying, attending classes, or staring at screens. When boredom strikes and the sun is shining brightly, it’s the perfect opportunity to break free from monotony and embrace the warmth and energy of the day. Whether you’re taking a break between study sessions, enjoying a weekend, or simply looking for ways to recharge, there are countless engaging and productive activities to explore. This article is tailored specifically for students, offering a variety of practical and fun things to do when bored on a sunny day. From creative pursuits to physical activities, these ideas will help …  ( 10 min )

Things to do when bored for students when it is cold Things to Do When Bored for Students When It Is Cold Introduction As the temperature drops and the days grow shorter, students often find themselves cooped up indoors, battling the twin challenges of cold weather and boredom. Whether you’re stuck in a dorm room, your childhood home, or a small apartment, the winter months can feel long and monotonous. But instead of succumbing to the dreaded scroll through social media or endlessly refreshing your inbox, why not turn this time into an opportunity for creativity, relaxation, and personal growth? This article is packed with practical, engaging, and fun things to do when bored, specifically tailored for students braving the cold. From cozy indoor hobbies to productive pastimes, these…  ( 11 min )

Welcome to the first lesson! Okay so for the first one, I’m going to combine the two lessons in the “Git Basics” section of The Odin Project. The first one was more of the lesson on explaining what it is and why it’s important, while the second one was an assignment to apply what you learned as well as learn the common terminal Git commands. First off, what the fuck is Git? Good question! It’s essentially a save button on steroids. See, a normal save button on a text doc just overwrites the file. You only have the current version. If you wanted to see what you wrote two days ago, you’d have to have saved a separate copy, like My-Document-v2-FINAL-actually-final-v3.doc. It’s a mess. Git is different. It keeps track of every single save (or “commit”) you make, across multiple files and folde…  ( 9 min )

Original: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/identity-access-management-for-agents-with-tobin-south Welcome back to CodingCat.dev! If you’ve ever found yourself neck-deep in the rabbit hole of identity, access management, and server security—especially in the brave new world of AI agents—today’s post is for you. I sat down with Dr. Tobin South, a security and AI expert, for a lively and insightful conversation that covers everything from fine-grained authentication and natural language access control (NLAC) to the nuances of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Whether you’re building your own MCP server or just curious about how identity management is evolving in AI-driven environments, this post will break it all down in simple, practical terms. And of course, we’ll share tons of real-wo…  ( 13 min )

Ever feel like a simple “target player” doesn’t exist anymore? That’s because, well, they don’t. Between 2015 and 2025, gaming stopped being a niche and became... everything. Everyone. Your mom. Your coworker. That kid on a tablet. For developers, this isn’t just trivia. It’s the map. Understanding who’s playing where (and why) helps you design smarter, market better, and avoid building for a shrinking segment. Let’s dig into what actually is changing. In 2015, the industry was still mostly “core.” You had PC enthusiasts, console loyalists, and the early stirrings of mobile. Monetization leaned on premium sales and DLC. Mobile was big in Asia, but Western devs often brushed it off as “casual.” (A mistake, in hindsight.) Metric 2015 Notes Global Players (Billions) 2.03 Mostly PC/co…  ( 9 min )

Our Funniest Golf Match Ever! Rick Shiels, James Robinson & Guy Charnock take on the Yellow Ball Challenge: 18 holes to break 75, but if you pull the yellow ball, you’re flying solo—no caddies, no safety nets, just pure pressure golf. Expect epic momentum swings, nail-biting nerve tests, clutch saves and hilarious meltdowns, all wrapped in the lads’ signature banter. Think you’ve got the guts to face the Yellow Ball Challenge? Tune in to see if they conquer the course—and drop a comment if you’d dare to go it alone! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

I recently gave a talk at Staff Plus in New York on "Unbecoming the Bottleneck: Growing Others as an IC". Afterwards, someone wrote to me with the following question, and I've written up a response as a blog post: Question: I’ve been stuck at senior for several years. With several other seniors on the team and a relatively new tech lead hired into the team, it’s hard to get visibility, especially when many rooms are gated by title. Here are few thoughts! Technical mastery is crucial, but only part of the equation. And yet, you still want to become the person that people come to with thorny technical questions, or the person of last resort during a tricky incident. Ideally, you are coming up with approaches to ship features or improve your systems that others haven’t thought of, and are ap…  ( 9 min )

My name is Jeffrey Payne, and I’ve wanted to be a software engineer ever since I was in elementary school. I took my first coding class at the Apple Store when they were participating in the “Hour of Code” movement by Code.org, and I took Computer Science classes all through middle and high school. I even went to college for Information Science and Arts at the University of Arizona and was part of the group that won first place in the app development category of our senior showcase. While it sounds like I should know how to build an app from the ground up or create an API, I don’t. My main goal in those classes was just to pass, to get a grade good enough that I wouldn’t fall behind or end up on academic probation, risking my financial aid. Because of this, I focused more on “keeping up” t…  ( 8 min )

Unlocking AI's Inner Voice: Simulating Personalized Cognition Tired of generic AI responses? Imagine training an AI to think and express itself with the unique flair of a particular individual. What if we could build AI agents that truly understand and reflect specific cognitive styles? That's the promise of individualized cognitive simulation (ICS). At its core, ICS is about building computational models that approximate the individual thought processes. By representing cognitive features – like preferred linguistic patterns and conceptual associations – we can nudge large language models (LLMs) towards unique outputs. Think of it like this: an actor preparing for a role. They don't just memorize lines; they inhabit the character's mind, influencing their delivery and interactions. We'r…  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) CinemaSins gives you the ultimate rundown of every mistake, plot hole, and face-palm moment across all the Saw films. Hit up their main site or any of the CinemaSins channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork) for more “sins” content, and stay in the loop via their Linktree. Wanna weigh in or keep the lights on? Fill out their sinful poll, back them on Patreon, or join their Discord and Reddit communities. Shout-outs to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel—plus follow them on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok for all the extra behind-the-scenes tea. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

In the era of digital transformation, applications have become the backbone of every modern enterprise. With the growing complexity of software and the increasing number of dependencies and APIs, ensuring complete application security has become a pressing challenge. Traditional testing methods, though foundational, are no longer sufficient to combat today’s sophisticated threats. This is where Autonomous Application Security Testing (AAST) comes into play — a groundbreaking approach that leverages AI, ML, and continuous monitoring to make application security faster, smarter, and more adaptive to the dynamic pace of DevOps. Autonomous Application Security Testing is a next-generation methodology that transforms how organizations approach application protection. Unlike traditional security…  ( 8 min )

1. Introducción Cuando diseñamos una API que será consumida por diferentes clientes como aplicaciones web, móviles o microservicios internos, es esencial controlar quién puede acceder a ella y bajo qué condiciones. ¿Qué es CORS? https://app.com) realice solicitudes a otro dominio (https://api.com) a menos que el servidor lo autorice explícitamente. Esto evita ataques como el Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) o el data leakage entre orígenes no relacionados. Por qué es importante Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * Esta cabecera, usada sin control, permite que cualquier sitio del mundo interactúe con tu API. Diferencia entre peticiones desde navegador y server-to-server Tipo ¿Incluye Origin? ¿Requiere CORS? Ejemplo Navegador (frontend) Sí Sí Petición desde React, Angular, etc. Micros…  ( 7 min )

Introduction Both Microsoft Recall and Rewind AI are designed to help you "go back in time" on your computer, letting you recall anything you've seen, said, or done. But while both share the same goal, they take very different approaches to privacy, availability, and implementation. In this post, we'll break down how these two tools compare and which one might be right for you. Microsoft Recall is an AI-powered feature introduced in Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs. It continuously takes automatic screenshots every few seconds and stores them locally on your computer. These snapshots are analyzed with on device AI, allowing users to search past activities using natural language, like: "Find the chart I saw during the meeting last Thursday" or "Show me the document I was editing before lunch." Pro…  ( 7 min )

You ever wake up one fine morning and think — “Hey, what if I could make one file that’s both a picture and an executable?” Yeah… me too. And that, my friend, was the beginning of my descent into the binary abyss — The Great PNG + EXE Polyglot Experiment. 🌀 The dream was simple: “What if I could merge a .png image and a .exe file so the file behaves like a normal picture and runs as a program?” Sounds magical, right? Like a hacker-magician pulling hidden code out of an innocent photo. ✨ First thing I learned: file formats are divas. do not like sharing space. A .png starts with this signature (magic bytes): 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A While an .exe begins like this: 4D 5A Both want to be at the very start of the file — and neither likes to compromise. When you try to mash them together, it’…  ( 8 min )

Versão em Português Building a Shopify POS UI Extension is a great way to add custom features to your Shopify POS. You use the Shopify CLI, generate your extension, customize the React component, and everything seems to work fine... until you need to make that one fetch call to your backend. At this point, the following questions might come up: How can my backend know this request is legitimate? How does it know which shop this call is coming from without exposing that data in the request? How can we prevent someone malicious from pretending to be our extension and sending fake data? If you've ever faced this, you know the answer is JWT authentication. Shopify solves this elegantly using Session Tokens. The official documentation shows the way, but it can be a bit abstract. In this article…  ( 9 min )

If you’ve worked with Symfony, you’ve used symfony/http-client. You’ve run $client->request(‘GET’, …) and $response->toArray(). This is the bread and butter of API consumption, and it works beautifully for simple use cases. But modern applications aren’t simple. They’re distributed, asynchronous, and expected to be resilient. What happens when you need to: Fetch 100 API endpoints without waiting 30 seconds? Consume a 500MB JSON file without hitting your memory limit? Handle an API that flakes out and retries automatically? Protect your app from a failing downstream service? Manage OAuth2 tokens that expire every 60 minutes? This is where “trivial” usage ends. The HttpClient component is one of the most powerful and layered components in the Symfony ecosystem. It’s designed to solve these e…  ( 15 min )

I had the honor of meeting the author of this project during the Chengdu HackHouse, and after testing the Solana Instruction MCP, I was genuinely blown away. So, I decided to write this article to introduce how to install and use this powerful MCP. This guide currently supports only Linux and macOS users. The project already has an official website, which is currently simple but functional — the author mentioned that it will be updated and beautified later. Official Website: https://solmcp.daog1.workers.dev/dashboard Author: Xiaodao (Community ID) Go to the official website and click Log In with GitHub. After login, you’ll be able to see your API Key: Depending on which AI CLI tool you use, check its documentation on how to connect an MCP server. Here we’ll take Opencode CLI as an exampl…  ( 7 min )

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English Version Construir uma Shopify POS UI Extension é uma ótima maneira de adicionar funcionalidades personalizadas ao seu Shopify POS. Você usa o Shopify CLI, gera sua extensão, personaliza o componente React e tudo parece funcionar bem... até você precisar fazer aquela chamada fetch para o seu backend. Nesse momento podem surgir as seguintes perguntas: Como meu backend pode saber que essa requisição é legítima? Como ele sabe de qual loja (shop) essa chamada está vindo sem expor esse dado na requisição? Como impedir que alguém mal-intencionado finja ser a nossa extensão e envie dados falsos? Se você já se deparou com isso, você sabe que a resposta é autenticação JWT. A Shopify resolve isso de forma elegante usando Session Tokens. A documentação oficial mostra o caminho, mas pode ser um…  ( 9 min )

Train Your Own Language Model in Under 5 Minutes Ever wondered how ChatGPT or Claude are trained? You can train your own language model in under 5 minutes. Here's how. Before we dive in, you might ask: "Why bother training my own when ChatGPT exists?" Fair question. Here's why: Understanding: You learn how LLMs actually work, not just how to use them Privacy: Your data stays local, perfect for sensitive information Customization: Train on your specific domain (legal docs, medical data, code) Cost: No API fees for inference once trained Learning: Best way to understand AI is to build it Plus, it's genuinely fun to chat with a model you trained yourself. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have: ✅ A trained language model (681K parameters) ✅ Understanding of tokenizers, training, and gene…  ( 9 min )

Rust Part 1 Muhammed Sabith ・ Oct 24 #rust #programming #beginners #tutorial  ( 6 min )

Quick Info A part by part series of learning in Rust by @masterdevsabith Recently I've started learning Rust. So I thought it would be nice, if I could share my learnings here as well. Also to point out the mistakes and problems I've made and faced. Also before continuing, I'm telling you that I will not be consistent in making this part by part articles. I'll write this, whenever I'm getting time. Rust is a modern, statically-typed systems programming language known for its focus on safety, performance, and concurrency. It was originally developed at Mozilla and is designed to be a safer alternative to languages like C and C++. Also it's a compiled programming language. Memory safety High performance Systems-level control Great tooling (Cargo package manager) etc.. Install…  ( 8 min )

Free vs Paid Football APIs: Choosing the right option for your project That brings you to a big question: should you use a free football API or go straight for a paid one? It’s not just about cost, as your choice affects league coverage, data speed, scalability, and ultimately how users experience your app. In order to choose between a free vs paid solution, it helps to first understand exactly what a “football API” is and how it works. A football API (Application Programming Interface) is essentially a software service that gives you structured access to football-data (fixtures, scores, players, teams, stats, etc) through predefined requests and responses. In more familiar terms: it’s the bridge between raw sports-data and the application you’re building. Here’s a simplified breakdown of …  ( 15 min )

This post is my submission for DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio. I set out to build an intelligent expense tracking dashboard that could automatically parse financial information from natural language text using Google's Gemini AI. The key prompts I used focused on extracting structured expense data from unstructured text like "Lunch with client $45.20, taxi ride $15.00" and converting it into organized spreadsheet entries. I utilized Gemini's structured output capabilities with JSON schemas to ensure consistent data extraction, integrated Google Sheets API for real-time data synchronization, and implemented OAuth 2.0 authentication for secure access to user data. Live Demo: View the app in AI Studio The dashboard features: AI-Powered Text Processing: Paste any expen…  ( 8 min )

Trap Draw Ep. 365 finds Cody and Neil back in the Booth dishing out mea culpas (and asking you to share yours), while chatting Neil’s big move to the ‘burbs, die-hard hardware store loyalties, what they’re binge-watching, decoding social-media feedback, and Neil’s recent panel stint at Columbia. They also rally behind the Evans Scholars Foundation, shout out sponsors ServPro, Rhoback, and Stone Creek Coffee, and plug the No Laying Up newsletter, podcast channel, and The Nest community for more golf content with fewer ads. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ and the Music Biopic Mt. Rushmore Sean, Amanda, Chris and Yasi tear into Scott Cooper’s Jeremy Allen White–led Bruce Springsteen origin story, agreeing it’s a flat dud with zero dramatic stakes. They then speculate on its box-office prospects and Oscars chances before ranking their all-time favorite (and most dreaded) music biopics. Next up: Mary Bronstein’s new doc If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. After a quick overview, Mary herself joins to spill the tea on the uphill battle to get the film made, why its message feels urgent, and her personal connection to the story. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far) CinemaSins just dropped a video tearing apart every Saw flick to date and hooked you up with their main site, plus YouTube spin-off channels (TVSins, Commercial Sins, CinemaSins Podcast). They’ve got a Linktree for fresh updates, a “sinful poll” to learn more about you, and a Patreon if you wanna keep their tiny team fed. Credits go out to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel. You can also catch them on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok—or even grab Jeremy’s book for more cinematic snark. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins is back with a new “sins” video tearing into Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie—14 minutes of snarky observations on plot holes, character quirks, and all the tiny details you never noticed the first time. It’s their love letter to the movie, wrapped in their classic bad-movie roast style. They’ve also dropped a bunch of links for die-hard fans: their main site (CinemaSins.com), a poll to learn more about you, Patreon support, plus all their social channels—YouTube spinoffs (@TVSins, @CommercialSins), Twitter handles for Jeremy, Aaron, Deneé and the rest of the writing team, and even a Discord and Reddit community. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

CinemaSins serves up a snarky 24-minute “Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines,” poking fun at the franchise’s artful yet totally over-the-top death setups. Sponsored by BetterHelp, the video embraces the movie’s “fun nonsense” vibe while racking up all the classic CinemaSins quips. Writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel steer the sinning, and fans are urged to dive deeper—check out @TVSins, @CommercialSins and the rest of the CinemaSins family, join the Discord or Reddit community, fill out a poll, and consider supporting the crew on Patreon. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Caravan of Garbage kicks off with the 1987 original Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, hailed as the ultimate 80s action-sci-fi mash-up—direction, writing, cast, creature design, mud, lasers, explosions and stealthy alien hunts all locked in one perfect storm. Hosts James and Maso serve up a fun, muscle-bound review that celebrates why this film still rules. Want more? Head to bigsandwich.co for early videos, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and game let’s plays. Check out the Extended Audio Edition on YouTube, follow James and Maso on Twitter, subscribe to The Weekly Planet, or back them on Patreon (and grab some merch) to keep the chaos coming. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

In my last post I started introducing the concept of multi agent systems and gave a brief overview of the 5 patterns you can explore with Strands Agents 👇🏼 Multi-Agent Systems with Strands Agents Laura Salinas for AWS ・ Oct 19 #aws #agents #ai #learning In this post we'll dive deeper into one of those patterns, Swarm. I'll share coding snippets and a the repo with examples that you can follow along. Think about an ant colony: thousands of individual ants, each following simple rules, yet together they build complex structures, find optimal food sources, and adapt to challenges. No single ant directs the colony, yet collective intelligence emerges. Agent swarms apply this same principle found in nature to artificial intelligence. Instead of one powerful age…  ( 9 min )

Introduction Welcome back, makers! 👋 By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to open a webpage on your phone or computer and turn the LED ON or OFF wirelessly. - ESP32 development board (e.g., ESP32 DevKit C) - 1 × LED (any color) - 1 × 220 Ω resistor - Breadboard and jumper wires - Arduino IDE installed and configured - A Wi-Fi network (SSID and password) Component ESP32 Pin Description LED (anode – long leg) GPIO 4 Digital output pin LED (cathode – short leg) GND Ground Resistor (220 Ω) In series with LED Limits current 💡 Use the same wiring as in the previous post — we’ll just control it differently this time. Open your Arduino IDE and paste the following code: #include // Replace with your network credentials const char* ssid = "YOUR_WIFI_NAME"; const ch…  ( 8 min )

As a DevOps Engineer, writing automation scripts is an essential part of your job. These scripts help streamline repetitive tasks and increase efficiency. In this task, we must create a bash script that reads a text file containing employees' usernames and group names, where each line is formatted as user; groups. The script must create the specified users and groups, set up home directories with the appropriate permissions and ownership, generate random passwords for each user, and log all actions to /var/log/user_management.log. Additionally, it should securely store the generated passwords in /var/secure/user_passwords.txt and implement error handling to manage scenarios where users already exist, all while providing clear documentation and comments within the script. Linux Machine Bash…  ( 9 min )

Introduction Every modern web app has to connect a client (browser, mobile app, desktop app) to a server. Why? To do things like: Check if a user is logged in. Get their subscription status. Update their profile picture. Process a payment. These requests are how applications feel “alive”, the client asks the server for information, and the server responds. Two common ways to make those requests are: HTTP APIs (like REST or GraphQL). Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). At first glance, they both look similar: you send data and get data back. But their design philosophy and developer experience are quite different. Let’s walk through both, with real-world examples. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the language of the web. It works by thinking in resources (nouns), each exposed at a URL. Exa…  ( 8 min )

If you’re a technical writer who’s ever tried to get meaningful input from developers, you probably know it can be… challenging. Developers are focused on solving complex technical problems, not on writing pages of documentation. And yet, without their input, creating accurate and user-friendly docs is nearly impossible. So, how can writers and developers find common ground? Let’s explore practical ways to make this collaboration productive and even enjoyable for both sides. Developers often see documentation as something secondary to “real work.” Their primary focus is writing and optimizing code, fixing bugs, and shipping new features. In fast-paced agile environments, the top priority is a working product — not the documents that describe it. Add to that tight deadlines, constant task s…  ( 8 min )

Messaging apps have become the backbone of modern communication — from birthday planning to boardroom discussions, and even customer support. Their convenience makes them indispensable, but it also introduces serious security risks. In this post, we’ll explore the major data breaches that affected messaging apps between 2020 and 2024, analyze what went wrong, and extract lessons to build safer communication platforms — without sacrificing convenience. Between 2020 and 2024, messaging apps evolved from casual chat tools into essential communication infrastructure. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this shift, with billions depending on these apps for work meetings, virtual classes, and even healthcare consultations. Result: Speed, convenience, and accessibility became top priorities — often…  ( 8 min )

Sydney has become a creative hub for innovative brand activations that blend digital storytelling, real-time engagement, and smart data use. From immersive AR pop-ups to smart crowd analytics, today’s activations rely on technology as much as creative vision. The future of Brand Activations Sydney lies in how brands harness data, interactivity, and digital platforms to build authentic connections with audiences. Creative agencies like Ten Hats Brand Activation Sydney are leading the shift by integrating digital tools with experiential design, creating campaigns that not only inspire but also measure and evolve based on audience insights. Let’s explore how technology is reshaping Sydney’s brand activation scene and redefining engagement in the process. The Evolution of Brand Activations in …  ( 9 min )

Introduction Zendesk Chat has long been one of the most recognizable live chat and help desk platforms for customer support. It provides a unified solution for managing communication across channels like chat, email, and social media. Although Zendesk remains popular among enterprises, the market has grown rapidly, and now several alternatives offer faster automation, transparent pricing, and greater flexibility. This blog explores the top 5 Zendesk Chat alternatives of 2025 and helps you decide which may be the best fit for your business. Zendesk Chat is robust, but many teams switch to other tools due to specific challenges and limitations. Here are the most common reasons businesses look for alternatives: Complex pricing structures: Zendesk charges extra for key features like AI tools…  ( 9 min )

A technical deep-dive on the architecture of modern data quality systems Your pipeline reports success. Schema validation passes. Record counts match. NULL constraints hold. Yet your downstream systems are making decisions on garbage data. This isn't a monitoring failure—it's an architectural blind spot. Traditional data quality systems validate structure while semantic correctness goes unchecked. The cost? Financial institutions lose an average of $15 million annually to poor data quality, with Citibank facing $536 million in fines between 2020-2024 for inadequate data governance. Most systems stop at Layer 2. They catch type errors and statistical outliers but miss semantic invalidity—data that is structurally perfect but contextually wrong. Traditional data quality platforms follow an …  ( 11 min )

I’ve been navigating the world of Linux long enough to know that debates over systemd can get pretty heated. It’s like stepping into a family dinner where everyone’s trying to convince Grandma why her famous casserole recipe should be replaced with something trendy. This time, it’s the Debian Technical Committee (DTC) making headlines by overriding a proposed change to systemd. I couldn’t help but dive into this topic because, quite frankly, it’s a classic case of open-source community dynamics and how they reflect broader tech trends. For those who aren’t knee-deep in Debian discussions, systemd is the init system that manages system processes after booting. It’s powerful, but it’s also controversial. In my experience, it’s one of those tools that folks either love or hate—kind of like pi…  ( 8 min )

Hands On: Getting Started Let's dive right in and get practical experience before explaining the theory. First, I recommend installing Docker Desktop so we can run example clusters locally on a single node. Once installed, make sure to check the settings and enable the Kubernetes cluster option. After that, we'll use kubectl, the command-line interface for Kubernetes (we'll cover this in detail later). $ kubectl get pods NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE nginx-deployment-66b6c48dd5-8xqmk 1/1 Running 0 2d nginx-deployment-66b6c48dd5-k9pzx 1/1 Running 0 2d redis-master-f46ff57fd-7jq8w 1/1 Running 0 5d Now you have a Kubernetes cluster running on your laptop with multiple pods across multiple namespa…  ( 25 min )

The process of sizing air ducts has evolved far beyond traditional charts, manual calculations, and static design assumptions. As buildings become more intelligent and energy standards tighten, HVAC professionals are embracing a new era of design — one powered by data, software automation, and IoT-driven insights. Today, the question isn’t just “What size duct does this room need?” but rather, “How can smart data and automation ensure that every cubic foot of air is optimized for comfort and efficiency?” Before diving into the new tools reshaping duct design, it’s worth revisiting the fundamentals of proper duct sizing. For a detailed breakdown of traditional sizing methods, static pressure principles, and recommended dimensions, you can refer to this comprehensive HVAC duct sizing guide f…  ( 10 min )

Unlocking Success: The Importance of Adaptive Licensing Models for Modern Software Companies Many software companies struggle to keep pace with changing customer demands and complex licensing requirements. Sticking to rigid licensing models wastes time and limits growth. Adaptive licensing models, powered by Quick License Manager, give you the flexibility to manage perpetual, subscription, and trial licenses effortlessly while protecting your intellectual property. Keep reading to see how switching to adaptive licensing can simplify your software distribution and strengthen your business. Learn more here. Benefits of Adaptive Licensing Models Flexibility in Software Distribution Imagine a world where your software distribution adapts to your needs. Adaptive licensing models provide this fl…  ( 8 min )

Today’s focus is on preparing for Terraform-related interview questions. These are some of the common ones you might encounter and how to approach them with confidence. What is Terraform and how is it different from other IaC tools? How do you call a main.tf module? module "ec2_instance" { source = "./modules/ec2" instance_type = "t2.micro" } What is Sentinel and where can it be used? Sentinel is HashiCorp’s policy-as-code framework used to enforce compliance and governance. It helps define rules before Terraform applies changes, such as enforcing tagging standards, ensuring encryption, or restricting certain resource types. How to create multiple instances of the same resource? You can use the count or for_each meta-arguments. For example: resource "aws_instance" "web" { …  ( 7 min )

Structured data plays a crucial role in reporting, automation, and database functions; however, numerous applications still depend on raw text files. When developers require a clean CSV format for enhanced accessibility, the GroupDocs.Conversion Cloud .NET SDK offers a straightforward method to convert TXT files to CSV using a completely managed Cloud REST API. The SDK allows developers to transform plain text into a structured columnar CSV format effortlessly. You merely need to upload the TXT file, select CSV as your desired output format, and the Cloud API processes everything effectively. There is no requirement to manually parse or rearrange the data—this task is managed by the conversion engine itself. This solution is perfect for .NET applications that pertain to data extraction, wo…  ( 7 min )

It feels like everyone’s racing to adopt artificial intelligence these days. If you’re a managing partner, you probably feel that pressure too. But honestly, diving into AI without really understanding what you’re getting into? That’s a recipe for headaches. Before you make any moves, you’ve gotta know what data your AI will see and how that impacts client confidentiality. This isn’t just some IT detail—it’s about your firm’s reputation and the trust you’ve built with clients. It’s also worth asking: who’s actually watching over the AI? Someone needs to make sure it follows compliance rules. Sure, AI can speed things up, but it’s still just a tool. What if it spits out a wrong answer? How’s your firm going to handle that? These aren’t little questions—they’re the framework for making smart…  ( 9 min )

La regolamentazione dell’intelligenza artificiale sta vivendo una trasformazione epocale nel 2025, con particolare focus sulle applicazioni consumer-facing. Le aziende che utilizzano chatbot AI, sistemi di decisione automatizzata e tecnologie generative devono prepararsi a un panorama normativo sempre più complesso e rigoroso. ‍ L’Evoluzione del Quadro Normativo AI nel 2025 Il Cambiamento di Paradigma Normativo Il 2025 segna la fine dell’era “Wild West” dello sviluppo AI. L’AI Act europeo è entrato in vigore il 1° agosto 2024, con le principali disposizioni diventate operative nel corso del 2025: gli obblighi di alfabetizzazione AI sono entrati in applicazione dal 2 febbraio 2025, mentre le regole di governance e gli obblighi per i modelli GPAI sono diventati applica…  ( 11 min )

I was implementing a signup endpoint for an API where users can register via email. There are many ways to verify an email address. You could use a popular library like go-playground/validator to check if the input is in an email format. However, this doesn't confirm if the email address actually exists or if its domain can receive mail. If you prefer not to use regex or an external package, Go's standard library offers the net/mail package to validate an email address format. This approach is generally better than a simple regex validation because mail.ParseAddress parses an address according to the official RFC 5322 specification, which defines the standard for email format. Basic Format Validation Let's start by checking if a string has a valid email format. Example 1: A Well-Formatte…  ( 9 min )

The global energy landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. Businesses, investors, and policymakers alike are increasingly focused on green and sustainable energy solutions as climate concerns, regulatory pressures, and technological innovations reshape the market. For small to mid-sized enterprises in the Renewables & Environmental Services Industry, staying ahead of these trends is not just an environmental imperative - it’s a strategic advantage. Investing in sustainable energy has moved beyond a niche interest. Today, it is a central component of corporate strategy, financial planning, and operational resilience. Organizations that integrate renewable energy initiatives and sustainable practices position themselves for long-term growth while contributing to a greener future. S…  ( 9 min )

The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape has evolved into a global ecosystem driven by transparency, security, and innovation. At the center of this transformation stands AsterDEX — not just another decentralized exchange, but a complete blockchain-powered ecosystem built for speed, fairness, and trust. This guide explores AsterDEX Chain, the high-performance blockchain powering the AsterDEX Exchange, and explains how it combines scalability, efficiency, and community governance to redefine modern DeFi. AsterDEX Chain is a next-generation EVM-compatible blockchain designed to serve as the foundation for all AsterDEX operations. While most decentralized exchanges rely on external networks like Ethereum or BNB Chain, AsterDEX takes a different approach by running its own blockchain to …  ( 8 min )

Java Delete Files: Your Ultimate Guide to Cleaning Up the Digital Mess Let's be real. In the world of programming, we're often so focused on the fancy stuff—the complex algorithms, the sleek UIs, the powerful databases—that we forget about the digital janitor work. You know, cleaning up the files your application creates, modifies, and then... just leaves behind. If you're building anything substantial in Java, from a simple data logger to a full-blown enterprise system, you will need to delete files. And doing it right is more than just calling a delete() method. Do it wrong, and you'll face cryptic errors, locked files, or worse, accidentally nuke the wrong stuff. So, let's break it down. This isn't your average, dry textbook tutorial. This is a practical, no-fluff guide on how to dele…  ( 11 min )

Introduction If your project is like others, you’ll probably have a util.h and util.c files containing general utility functions. For example, suppose you want a function strnspn that’s like strspn() except limits the number of characters checked to n: size_t strnspn( char const *s, char const *charset, size_t n ); For such fundamental functions, you want to ensure they work correctly in all cases, including degenerate cases, so that if your program has a bug, you can reasonably rule out the bug being in one of those functions. To do that, you need to write unit tests for them. In order to write unit tests, a small framework is helpful. Yes, I’m aware of this: Specifically, there are several open-source, unit-test frameworks for C and they’re probably good; but I wanted something ex…  ( 8 min )

Master Java Read Files: Your No-Fluff Guide to File Handling Alright, let's talk about something that is literally everywhere in the world of software: Files. Config files, data dumps, user uploads, logs—you name it. If you're a Java developer, knowing how to read files isn't just a "nice-to-have" skill; it's absolutely essential. But let's be real. Java has, like, a million ways to read a file. FileReader, BufferedReader, Scanner, Files.readAllLines()... it's enough to make your head spin. Which one should you use? When? And why does the old way still work but everyone says it's bad? Don't sweat it. In this guide, we're cutting through the noise. We're going to break down the different ways to read files in Java, from the classic (and slightly clunky) methods to the modern, sleek APIs. …  ( 11 min )

Purpose: Capture the architecture, basic operation, and recent statistics of my self‑hosted DNS filtering setup. I’ve been running my own DNS resolver for the past ≈ 2 years. It’s a hobby‑grade service deployed on servers in several regions, heavily customized to stay reliable on diverse networks and ISP environments. Whenever the resolver is rolled out to a new region, I manually update the blocklist with region‑specific ads and trackers. I’ve recently started collecting statistics for the first time. Capturing query volumes and block rates gives me confidence that the filter is doing its job, helps spot regressions quickly, and provides concrete data I can share with anyone interested in the project. Receives DNS queries from my devices (and a few trusted friends’ devices). Looks up th…  ( 7 min )

Hi everyone! This week we have a lot of interesting content about Next.js, with a new major release dropping just before their flagship conf. But also fair cricitisms showing that not everyone is satisfied with the framework. On the mobile side, React Native developers will enjoy improved support for iOS 26 and the ability to provide native iOS header items. BottomTabs is now v1, and Solito v5 dropped with a paradigm change. Let’s also welcome a new co-author of this newsletter: Armand Petit helped me on the React Native section. 💡 Subscribe to the official newsletter to receive an email every week! Build a page builder with Strapi AI and Vercel v0 In this tutorial, you will: Understand content modeling fundamentals Know when to use different Strapi content types such as collection type…  ( 30 min )

A. two ready-to-run Terraform examples (one count demo, one for_each demo), B. step-by-step instructions to run and inspect results, C. a clear explanation of meta-arguments and best practices, and (D) cleanup & cost warnings. Replace (AMI, region, key name, etc.) before running. Quick safety note: the AWS EC2 examples will create real instances that can incur cost. If you only want to experiment without charges, use the local_file or null_resource variants (I include a lightweight local demo below). A — Example 1 — count (create N identical resources) Purpose: create N identical resources (same config). Use count when you want a number of identical copies. Create folder day69-count/ and files: main.tf terraform { required_providers { aws = { source = "hashicorp/aws" version = "~…  ( 9 min )

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, from healthcare diagnostics to financial forecasting and analysis. This article explores the journey of developing a generic AI solution to solve real-world problems, aligning with the latest AI trends, standards, and best practices. We’ll cover technical challenges, architectural decisions, and actionable insights. Every AI solution begins with a clear vision to tackle a specific challenge, such as optimizing processes or enhancing decision-making. Define the Problem with Precision A well-defined problem is the cornerstone of success. For us, predicting outcomes or classifying events using domain-specific data requires clear success metrics like accuracy, precision-recall, or F1-score, emphasizing outcome-driven project management.…  ( 8 min )

In the Web3 ecosystem, many teams launch tokens before demonstrating real-world traction. This approach often leads to hype without sustainability. Neurolov took the opposite route — building a decentralized compute infrastructure that proved itself before introducing any token. The project’s approach offers valuable lessons for developers and builders exploring DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) and distributed compute systems. Instead of prioritizing speculation, Neurolov focused on designing a large-scale, peer-to-peer compute network capable of real-time AI workloads. A major institutional partnership (worth around $12M) helped validate the network’s potential to replace parts of centralized cloud infrastructure — especially for cost-sensitive enterprise and researc…  ( 7 min )

When I first worked with AR in Unity — building an AR resume project using Vuforia, I didn’t fully realize how big this technology could become. Now, with the rise of AI and companies like Meta pouring billions into the Metaverse, it’s clear: Augmented Reality (AR) brings digital objects into the real world. Like scanning a marker and seeing a 3D model pop up on your table. Example: AR resume, IKEA furniture preview, Pokémon GO. Virtual Reality (VR) pulls you out of the real world into a fully digital one. Headsets, controllers, immersive games, virtual social spaces. Both aim to blend technology with human senses, not just screens. The purpose was simple: Make digital experiences feel more natural and human Instead of watching a screen… Education — interactive science & history Med…  ( 7 min )

In today’s digital-first economy, no organization is too small to attract cybercriminals. In fact, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have become the most frequent victims of attacks simply because they lack the strong, layered cybersecurity for small businesses that large corporations can afford. Hackers look for easy targets — companies with weak defenses, minimal security awareness, and outdated systems. Protecting your organization requires understanding how attackers strike and how you can build cybersecurity for small businesses that’s both practical and effective. Hackers are profit-driven opportunists. They realize that smaller businesses store valuable data — customer details, payment information, and credentials — yet often skip serious investment in cybersecurity for smal…  ( 9 min )

As developers, we build systems based on logic, efficiency, and targeted outcomes. We wouldn't write a function that just randomly tries to solve a problem; we define inputs, processes, and expected outputs. Yet, when it comes to growing a B2B tech product, many companies still use a marketing approach that feels like a UDP broadcast—fire and forget, hoping some packets land. What if we could apply an engineer's mindset to marketing and sales? What if we treated it like a targeted, stateful protocol? That's Account-Based Marketing (ABM). It's not just marketing jargon; it's a strategic algorithm for B2B growth, and it's built on principles developers understand: data, personalization, and automation. Traditional B2B marketing is a funnel. You cast a wide net (blogs, ads) to catch as many l…  ( 9 min )

Imagine answering a call from a candidate who never dialled, or watching a breaking video of a scandal that never happened. Picture receiving a personalised message that speaks directly to your deepest political fears, crafted not by human hands but by algorithms that know your voting history better than your family does. This isn't science fiction—it's the 2025 election cycle, where synthetic media reshapes political narratives faster than fact-checkers can respond. As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly sophisticated and accessible, the line between authentic political discourse and manufactured reality grows ever thinner. We're witnessing the emergence of a new electoral landscape where deepfakes, AI-generated text, and synthetic audio can influence voter perceptions at un…  ( 23 min )

This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge What I Built Demo How I Used Auth0 for AI Agents Lessons Learned and Takeaways  ( 6 min )

Mantener un sitio WordPress ya no es lo que era. En 2025, el mantenimiento real de WordPress implica mucho más que aplicar actualizaciones automáticas y cruzar los dedos. Los sitios son más complejos, los usuarios más exigentes, y la IA ya no es promesa: es parte del stack. En este artículo te comparto una visión crítica y técnica de los retos actuales en el mantenimiento WordPress, lo que estamos haciendo en Replanta.net, y cómo enfocarlo como profesionales. Si eres freelance, agency o DevOps, esto te interesa. Además, complementa el artículo recién publicado en mi blog personal (💡 Checklist 2025: Qué debe incluir un buen mantenimiento WordPress Muchos proveedores aún basan su “plan de mantenimiento” en esto: Actualizaciones automáticas activadas Backup diario Antiguo plugin de seguridad…  ( 8 min )

PDFs are ubiquitous for document sharing, but their static nature often creates a significant hurdle when it comes to data extraction, particularly for tabular information. Unlike spreadsheets or databases, tables within a PDF are not inherently structured as discrete data points. Instead, they are rendered visually, making programmatic extraction a complex task. This challenge is a common pain point for data analysts, researchers, and developers who need to convert static reports into actionable data. Fortunately, Python, with its rich ecosystem of libraries, offers powerful solutions for automating this often tedious process. This tutorial will guide you through the intricacies of extracting tables from PDF documents using a specialized Python library, providing a clear, step-by-step app…  ( 9 min )

Have you ever wondered what happens when the web itself starts to feel? Not just respond, but empathize. understand. Welcome to the dawn of The Emotional Internet — where algorithms sense moods, websites adapt to your emotions, and digital experiences become deeply personal. For years, the web has been logical — all code, no heart. But with AI’s evolution, we’re entering a new era: Emotion-Aware Design. Websites can now detect your mood using facial expression analysis. Chatbots can adjust their tone based on how you feel. UX designs can shift colors and animations dynamically — calm blue for stress, vibrant tones for excitement. Imagine a website that plays soothing music when it senses frustration or switches to dark mode when you’re tired. Check out Affectiva — a pioneer in emotion AI …  ( 8 min )

Is Your Refrigerator About to Get a Brain? The Convergence of AI and Edge Computing Ever walked into a grocery store and felt completely overwhelmed by choices? Imagine a future where your refrigerator, powered by AI and edge computing, analyzes its contents, predicts what you need, and even orders groceries for you automatically. Sounds like science fiction, right? Well, maybe not for long. The combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Edge Computing is rapidly changing the technological landscape, promising faster, more efficient, and more intelligent solutions across various industries. This isn't just about refrigerators; it's about revolutionizing how we interact with technology in our everyday lives. Why Does This Matter? The convergence of AI and edge computing is a game-cha…  ( 8 min )

CSS was a created by Hakon Wiume lie in 1994. CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet. It was created to style the HTML page. CSS describes how html elements to be displayed on screen, paper or in other media. CSS saves a lot of work. It can control the layout of multiple web pages all at once.  ( 5 min )

In 2025, trade-in programs have become a popular and practical way for consumers to upgrade devices while saving money. From smartphones and tablets to smartwatches and even home appliances, these programs allow you to exchange old electronics for credit, gift cards, or cash. They also encourage responsible recycling, reducing electronic waste and supporting sustainability. Trade-in programs enable users to return their used devices to manufacturers, retailers, or third-party services. In return, users receive credit toward new purchases, gift cards, or cash. Devices that no longer have trade-in value are often recycled, ensuring that materials are reused safely. Apple allows customers to trade in eligible devices for credit toward new purchases or an Apple Gift Card. Devices that aren’t e…  ( 7 min )

Modern cloud applications are rarely static. They evolve continuously, new features, patches, infrastructure improvements. all require deployments that are safe, repeatable, and ideally, seamless. Choosing the right deployment strategy is essential to minimize downtime, reduce risk, and maintain user trust. AWS provides powerful tools to implement various _deployment _approaches, from simple, all-at-once updates to advanced traffic-shifting releases. In this post, we’ll break down four common strategies, Big Bang, Rolling, Blue-Green, and Canary — and explore how each can be applied in AWS environments. A single, all-at-once release where the old system is taken down and the new version is brought up. How it works: Stop the old system, deploy everything, start the new system. When to use:…  ( 9 min )

Css was created by Hakon Wium Lie in 1994 CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets It is the language used to style and design web pages created with HTML It is used to control the appearance of web pages — including colors, fonts, spacing, layouts, and animations It helps make a plain HTML page beautiful and well-organized  ( 5 min )

Have you ever noticed how some brands seem to evolve on their own? Their colors adapt to new trends, their logos subtly shift to match your mood or even the time of day. That’s not magic — that’s AI-driven adaptive branding, and it’s reshaping the creative industry faster than anyone imagined. Let’s dive into how artificial intelligence is teaching logos, colors, and brand identities to think, adapt, and connect with audiences in real time. Branding used to be static. Once a logo was finalized, it remained frozen for years. Midjourney, Runway, and Adobe Firefly are changing that. Today, designers can create systems where logos adapt dynamically based on: User behavior (e.g., dark mode vs. light mode) Seasonality (e.g., festive themes) Location (e.g., city-specific color tones) Emotional d…  ( 8 min )

Discover how CNC tools improve precision, speed, and quality in modern manufacturing, helping workshops and industries achieve accurate, efficient production The term CNC stands for "Computer Numerical Control." Simply speaking, CNC machines can be thought of as just a piece of equipment or machine that is either cutting or shaping something based on commands that the machine interprets and acts on. Design is done by the computer and not by human interface. The computer tells the machine where to move the tool, and the machine moves the tool according to the computer design that it was programmed to do. This takes human error out of the equation in the process of manufacturing. This gives the manufacturer the ability to ensure each piece is manufactured the same as all the other pieces. H…  ( 10 min )

Preface: Migrating tens of thousands of data integration jobs (for example, DataX jobs) to Apache SeaTunnel is a tedious task. To solve this problem, X2SeaTunnel was created. It is a generic configuration conversion tool for transforming configuration files from multiple data integration tools (such as DataX, Sqoop, etc.) into SeaTunnel format, helping users migrate smoothly to the SeaTunnel platform. At this week’s Apache SeaTunnel Meetup, Wang Xiaogang, a big data expert from Tianyi Cloud, gave a detailed sharing about the design and implementation ideas of X2SeaTunnel. Meanwhile, this tool is also a meaningful practice of AI Coding and Vibe Coding, so in this article the author also shares insights on using AI to complete product, architecture, code, and delivery in a short time. Curren…  ( 20 min )

The ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Course is designed for individuals aiming to develop a deep understanding of the principles, practical skills, and knowledge required to conduct audits of an organization's Information Security Management System (ISMS) in compliance with ISO 27001 lead auditor certification online. This CQI and IRCA-accredited course guides participants through the complete ISMS audit process, covering all stages of the auditor’s role. The course includes a variety of learning experiences, such as an interactive virtual classroom, preparatory assignments, practical exercises, and a final assessment. Offered entirely online, this course can be accessed from anywhere in the world, providing participants with the knowledge they need to prepare for and effectively conduct an ISO 27001 audit. The course is also fully aligned with Annex SL requirements, ensuring compatibility with the ISO management system framework.  ( 6 min )

Basics of Prompt Engineering in AI Prompt engineering is the process of crafting effective input instructions (prompts) to guide AI models like ChatGPT or other large language models (LLMs) to generate accurate and relevant outputs. It is a critical skill for maximizing the potential of generative AI systems, enabling users to achieve better results in tasks such as content creation, coding, research, and more. Key Principles of Effective Prompts Clarity and Specificity: A well-defined prompt ensures the AI understands the task. For example, instead of asking, "Tell me about AI," a more specific prompt like "Explain reinforcement learning in game-playing AI, such as AlphaGo, with examples of rewards, states, actions, and policies" yields a more targeted response. Context: Providing context…  ( 7 min )

"Hey Siri, what's the status of my order from Amazon?” “Hi, Your order of the Shoes is scheduled for delivery tomorrow between 2 PM and 5 PM. Would you like me to send you a text notification when it's out for delivery?” This simple, hands-free exchange is no longer a futuristic concept. It’s the new reality of consumer expectations. A customer, maybe driving home from work, or perhaps with their hands full while cooking dinner, just got an answer they needed without lifting a finger. This is the power of AI Voice Commerce. For a long time, we, as business leaders and marketers, have been obsessed with optimizing the visual web- the clicks, the scrolls, the stunning product images. We built our empires on the back of the desktop and then the mobile revolution. Now, there's a new, invisible…  ( 14 min )

Microsoft Intune - Microsoft’s cloud-based endpoint management system. Used to Manage: Devices: Windows, macOS, iOS/iPadOS, Android Apps: deployment, updates, and compliance Security: policies, encryption, conditional access, etc. Managing devices within an organisation can be a significant challenge.  Licenses: ✅ Microsoft Intune Plan 1 ✅ Microsoft 365 E3 / A3 / G3 ✅ Microsoft 365 E5 / A5 / G5 ✅ Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) E3 ✅ Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) E5 ✅ Microsoft 365 Business Premium That’s where Intune comes in; it helps keep devices secure, up-to-date, and easy to use. 🚀 ✨ Intune Basics  1️⃣ Device Enrollment: Register devices so IT can manage them (apps, Wi-Fi, email setup).  2️⃣ Compliance Policies: Company rules (like password required 🔒, antivirus on 🛡️).  3️⃣ Configuration Profiles: Pre-set settings pushed automatically (Wi-Fi 📶, VPN 🔑, email 📧). More 👉 MDM & MAM ✨ Autopilot  💻 Imagine getting a brand-new laptop 📦 → you turn it on → it sets itself up with company apps, settings, and policies automatically. That’s Autopilot. ✨ Autopatch  🛠️ Keeping devices updated is critical for security.  Autopatch makes sure Windows, Microsoft 365 apps, and Edge stay updated automatically — without IT having to do manual patching. 📌 Takeaway:  Intune, Autopilot & Autopatch = secure devices, less manual work, and a smoother experience for both IT teams and employees.  ( 6 min )

I went head-to-head with Heswall Golf Club’s head pro in a £1,000 winner-takes-all match, thanks to Titleist coming on board to support this series (and juniors across the club!). Big shoutout to Tom and everyone at Heswall GC for hosting and cheering us on. If you want the lowdown on Titleist’s gear or fancy a peek at my own kit (with a cheeky discount), check the links to Titleist, Heswall GC, and my Finch Golf Media equipment page. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Optimization of Conversion Rate Using a Maturity Model Dipti ・ Oct 24 #webdev #programming #ai #productivity  ( 6 min )

Introduction A company’s conversion rate determines how effectively its marketing and website strategies turn visitors into customers. Even a small percentage improvement can make a huge difference in revenue. For instance, if your ecommerce site converts just 2% of visitors into buyers, increasing that rate to 3% could translate into thousands or even millions of dollars in additional revenue annually. According to Word Stream, the average landing page conversion rate across industries is 2.35%, while the top 25% achieve rates of 5.31% or higher. The top 10% of companies reach over 11%. These numbers make one thing clear — conversion rate optimization (CRO) is no longer optional; it’s essential for sustainable digital growth. The Origins of Conversion Rate Optimization Early optimization …  ( 10 min )

How We Reduced 98.9% Load Time for a Tableau Dashboard: Optimizing OR Conditions with the IN Function Dipti ・ Oct 24  ( 6 min )

Let’s be honest — most developers don’t actually hate coding. We just hate when our code has trust issues. 😅 You write one clean line and suddenly, the whole app crashes. You fix one bug, and three new ones spawn like it’s a Marvel multiverse. 🕷️ Then you Google the error — and Stack Overflow replies with: “It depends.” 😭 But here’s the truth — if you’ve ever yelled at your laptop, felt like quitting, then came back five minutes later... Congrats — you’re a real developer. 👏 Because coding isn’t just about logic. It’s a relationship. Some days you vibe. Other days… you both need space. 😂 But the magic happens when you keep showing up. Every bug you fix makes you smarter. Every failure teaches you something new. And every all-nighter turns into a story you’ll laugh about later. You don’t hate coding. You just hate the process of becoming great at it — and that’s okay. Because deep down, we all love the feeling of seeing it finally work. That moment when the app runs flawlessly… and you whisper: “I’m him.” 😎 💬 Be honest — what’s one moment that almost made you quit coding? Let’s see who survived the wildest bugs 👇  ( 6 min )

The Power of the Functional Resume In the ever-evolving job market, presenting your skills effectively is paramount. The functional resume—also known as a skills-based resume—emphasizes your abilities over chronological work history, making it an ideal choice for: Career changers Individuals with employment gaps Fresh graduates Freelancers and contractors This guide delves into the nuances of crafting a compelling functional resume, with insights and tools from InstaResume.io. A functional resume focuses on your skills and qualifications rather than your work history. It organizes your abilities into categories, each supported by specific examples of how you've applied them. This format is particularly beneficial when your work experience doesn't directly align with the job you're …  ( 7 min )

The rise of artificial intelligence in software development has made it essential to rearchitect how we build, test, and manage software systems. To make AI reliable, companies must embed trust by balancing automation with human governance, strong security, and transparent risk management. Softura’s AI development services embody this philosophy blending advanced AI capabilities with secure-by-design principles that prioritize both performance and safety. AI is reshaping how software is conceived and delivered. It’s not just a tool it’s a collaborator. Developers now use AI to assist in writing, reviewing, and deploying code. AI models analyse patterns in vast code repositories, suggesting optimized logic, flagging potential errors, and automating repetitive development tasks. This co-pil…  ( 9 min )

You operate in a market that moves about $905 billion a year across borders. That is the scale and the risk you manage every day. As per the reports, fraud attempts hit 79% of organizations in 2024. Plus, regulators also raised the stakes. So this shows, your customers expect certainty from you. They want to know where the money is, who touched it, and why it paused. And you need that view as well, because blind spots create losses and fines. But nothing to worry, end-to-end payment tracking changes that. Because it comes with features like full traceability, which shows the route, timestamps, fees, FX, and reason codes. It also shows exceptions in real time, so you can act before fraud spreads or a filing deadline passes. This is why financial leaders embed tracking into a cross-border pa…  ( 8 min )

I have created a small app which uses OpenAI API. ChatGPT gave me a perfect direction. It was amazing! 　　　　　　　　　　　　↓ ↓ ↓  ( 6 min )

We all love strategy. Funnel diagrams. PLG loops. Growth hacks. But after building Indie10k — my “growth gym” for indie devs — I realized something uncomfortable: strategy doesn’t matter if you don’t show up every day. When I started Indie10k, I thought success meant finding the right playbook. I studied frameworks, copied funnels, and tweaked pricing models for weeks. None of it moved the needle. Why? Because growth doesn’t come from knowing the path — it comes from walking it. What actually worked was simple: One rep. Every day. A small action: write a post, fix an onboarding bug, or talk to one user. Each rep gave me data. The data gave me clarity. And clarity made strategy obvious. That’s when I learned: Strategy is a compass. Practice is the engine. You can’t steer a car that isn’t moving. If you’re building your first (or fifth) SaaS, don’t chase perfect strategy. Chase momentum. Because momentum compounds. One rep turns into a streak. A streak turns into insight. Insight turns into growth. That’s how every “overnight success” actually happens — one boring, consistent day at a time. Do one rep — something small but repeatable. Ship. Share. Learn. Repeat. Your strategy will get sharper the longer you stay in motion.  ( 6 min )

Modern applications rely heavily on APIs, and that makes API testing essential for ensuring functionality, performance, and reliability before deployment. Here are the top API testing tools developers and QA teams prefer in 2025 — starting with the most advanced one. Keploy is an AI-based, open-source API testing tool that automatically converts real API calls into test cases and data mocks without manual scripting. Developers just run the application once, and Keploy auto-generates tests — making it one of the most efficient tools for shift-left testing. Best for: Automated test case generation, zero-manual effort, developers A popular and beginner-friendly platform for manual and semi-automated API testing. Supports collections, environments, pre-scripts, and mock servers. Best for: Manual functional testing and debugging during development A fast and minimal API testing tool preferred by developers who want simplicity. Supports REST, GraphQL, and gRPC. Best for: Quick testing with a clean, fast interface An automation-first framework that supports BDD-style API testing with reusable scenarios and performance testing in one place. Best for: SDET and QA automation teams An enterprise-grade testing tool, especially strong for legacy SOAP and security testing needs. Best for: Enterprises and large-scale API lifecycle management Final Recommendation Want automation + zero manual scripting? → Keploy Beginners or UI-first testing? → Postman Developers who prefer speed? → Insomnia Code + performance testing? → Karate Legacy SOAP or enterprise security testing? → SoapUI  ( 6 min )

https://www.forlinx.net/industrial-news/allwinner-t153-industrial-processor-738.html In-depth Explanation of Allwinner T153 Processor A Cost-effective Industrial Chip So, how does the T153 shape these advantages? In this article, let’s take a closer look at this chip. Multi-core Heterogeneous Architecture: Balancing High Performance and Real-time Capability The Allwinner T153 processor uses a unique multi-core heterogeneous design. It integrates a quad-core Arm Cortex-A7 high-performance CPU with a main frequency of up to 1.6 GHz, and is also equipped with a single-core RISC-V XuanTie E907 real-time coprocessor with a main frequency of 600 MHz. This architecture cleverly balances the computing performance and real-time control requirements, achieving both: Cortex-A7 Cores: Responsible for …  ( 9 min )

I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve built that never found users. Beautiful landing pages. Clever names. Clean code. But no demand. Every indie hacker goes through that phase — building in excitement, then watching the numbers stay at zero. These days, I do the opposite. Before I build anything, I test if people actually want it. That mindset led me to create JoinWaitlist.dev — a tiny tool that helps founders launch a waitlist page in minutes to validate their idea before writing a single line of code. It’s basically a “fake door test” made simple: Create a one-page landing. Add a clear headline and I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve built that never found users. Beautiful landing pages. Clever names. Clean code. But no demand. Every indie hacker goes through th…  ( 7 min )

SvelteKit 2.43 marks a major leap in how we build frontends. You can now use await inside components with async SSR — collapsing the distance between data and UI. Key highlights 👇 Async SSR → Use await directly in components for cleaner, faster rendering. Remote Functions → Bring server logic next to your components. query.batch() → Combine multiple requests into one call. Schema-enhanced forms → Smarter validation & consistent data handling. This release blurs the line between frontend and backend — giving you full-stack power with frontend simplicity. 🔗 Full breakdown: SvelteKit 2.43 Async SSR & Remote Functions Explained What do you think — are we heading toward a truly async-first web?  ( 6 min )

L'importance de la cybersécurité aujourd'hui Depuis l'avènement de l'ère numérique, la cybersécurité est devenue un enjeu critique pour les entreprises, les organisations gouvernementales et les particuliers. Avec la prolifération des attaques informatiques sophistiquées, il est impératif de mettre en place des mesures de sécurité efficaces pour protéger les données sensibles et les infrastructures contre les cybermenaces. Dans ce contexte, l'utilisation d'outils de cybersécurité modernes est essentielle pour détecter, prévenir et contrer les attaques en ligne. Wireshark est l'un des outils de cybersécurité les plus populaires et les plus puissants utilisés par les professionnels de la sécurité informatique. Cet analyseur de protocole en open source permet de capturer et d'analyser le tr…  ( 7 min )

In 2025, AI for development isn’t just autocomplete. We now have agents and domain-specialized models that write UI, reason over codebases, debug, and even propose whole features. But which ones truly elevate your workflow? Here are five tools (or models) you should have on your radar — and how to put them to work. Kombai — The Frontend Agent What it is You can feed it Figma designs or UI descriptions, and it generates the code, fixes errors, and previews changes. Strengths / Why use it Deep specialization in frontend work — design to code pipeline. It indexes your current repo so its outputs align better with your existing code. It auto-fixes lint / TypeScript / runtime errors in generated UI. You can choose your stack (React, UI library, router pattern) and it adapts. Where it might …  ( 10 min )

Business and Technical Background In today’s wave of digital transformation, enterprises are facing an explosive growth of massive data. Especially in critical scenarios such as data lake construction, BI analytics, and AI/ML data preparation, they require an efficient and scalable large-scale data storage solution. Against this backdrop, Apache Iceberg emerged as an advanced open-source data lake table format. It provides reliable metadata management, snapshot isolation, and schema evolution capabilities, and has been widely adopted by technology giants such as Netflix, Apple, and Adobe. Iceberg has now established itself as the leader in the data lake domain. According to industry reports, its adoption rate has been steadily increasing over the past few years, making it a de facto stan…  ( 10 min )

Image annotation means adding labels or notes to pictures. These labels help computers see and understand pictures, like humans do. This is very important for AI and machine learning. Image annotation is when you add notes or labels to a photo. These labels show where objects are or what they are. It teaches computers how to recognize things in pictures. Without image annotation, AI would not know what is in an image. Choose the images you want to label Pick a tool like Labellerr AI or other annotation software Draw boxes, lines, or points around objects, or mark areas (like cars, animals, text, or shapes) Add names or notes to each object (like "dog," "tree," or "stop sign") Save your labeled image Labellerr AI makes this easy and fast for teams and students. Bounding boxes: Draw r…  ( 8 min )

In today's digital age, e-commerce has become an essential part of business strategy for entrepreneurs and established companies alike. Among the myriad platforms available, Shopify stands out as a preferred choice for many. This article delves into the intricacies of Shopify e-commerce, covering its features, benefits, pricing, and tips for success. Shopify is a cloud-based e-commerce platform that allows individuals and businesses to create their online stores. Founded in 2006, Shopify has grown to support over a million businesses across the globe. The platform provides a user-friendly interface, enabling users to set up and manage their online shops without needing extensive technical knowledge. Shopify offers a wide range of features that cater to various e-commerce needs. Some of the…  ( 8 min )

Corrían los comienzos de la década de los 1990s, auténtica edad primitiva si hablamos de informática. Estudiaba Ingeniería Técnica en Informática y teníamos aquella asignatura de COBOL. COBOL es en realidad una sigla, que significa: Lenguaje [de programación] orientado a negocios comunes (Common Business-Oriented Language). COBOL es un lenguaje de programación curioso. Es posterior a Fortran, pero aún mantiene la influencia de las tarjetas perforadas dentro de sí: los comentarios deben comenzar en una columna determinada, el código fuente en otra... etc. Columna Uso 1 a 6 Números de línea 7 * -> comentario 8 a 11 Cabeceras como section 12 Código ejecutable Además, si esperas empezar a programar como con Python, algo así como print("¡Hola, mundo!")... es que estás muy perdi…  ( 9 min )

🌐 Overview ai_collab_platform-English is an open-source specification for building AI personas that stay within defined context and policy boundaries. It focuses on configuration — not runtime — combining Markdown for human-readable context and YAML for structured persona definitions. 👉 Repository: ai_collab_platform-English Defines personas with personality traits, tone, capabilities, and refusal policies in YAML Binds each persona to specific Markdown contexts (projects, scenes, or workflows) Enables transparent, reviewable, and auditable AI behavior Keeps all logic declarative — no hidden rules inside the codebase This repo is focused on schemas and authoring workflow, ensuring clarity and reproducibility. Layer Purpose Example Markdown Context Narrative or project bri…  ( 7 min )

Another exciting week for FA (FrontAdvanced), our open-source learning platform built by frontend developers, for frontend developers. Our small but mighty team of international contributors has been hard at work pushing the boundaries of what a modern, community-driven platform can look like. Here's what we accomplished this week: Authentication Pages, Designed & Implemented in Next.js We kicked off the week by crafting clean, user-friendly authentication pages. From smooth sign-in flows to an elegant sign-up experience, our goal was to make onboarding effortless while keeping performance and accessibility in check. Topics Page, A New Way to Explore Next, we designed and structured the Topics Page, where learners can browse through the full range of FA courses. It’s intuitive, visually clear, and lays the groundwork for how users will navigate through learning paths in the future. Topic Detail Page, Going Deeper Finally, we brought the Topic Detail Page to life. Each topic now has its own dedicated space, a focused, distraction-free environment where learners can dive deep into advanced frontend concepts and techniques. Each step brings us closer to our vision: a community-powered space where developers can grow, share, and master modern frontend development together. Huge thanks to our amazing contributors from around the world who make this possible every week. If you’re a web designer who loves creating beautiful and intuitive UIs, we’d love to have you join us. Comment FA or reach out, let’s build something awesome together.  ( 6 min )

Desain kapal ramah lingkungan mengutamakan efisiensi energi, stabilitas, dan keamanan operasi di laut. Prinsip utamanya adalah mengurangi penggunaan bahan bakar fosil melalui sistem propulsi hemat energi. Selain itu, desain kapal diarahkan agar memiliki bentuk lambung yang dapat mengurangi hambatan air. Material yang digunakan juga dipilih dari bahan ringan dan tahan korosi, sehingga kapal menjadi lebih efisien dan tahan lama. Aspek penting lainnya adalah penerapan sistem kelistrikan berbasis tenaga surya atau listrik hibrida. Semua elemen ini mendukung terciptanya operasi kapal yang ramah lingkungan tanpa mengorbankan performa. Penerapan desain tersebut menjadi contoh nyata dari evolusi teknologi maritim menuju era yang lebih hijau dan berkelanjutan. Kemajuan teknologi memungkinkan kapal …  ( 9 min )

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Hi again! This time I'm back with something I have always failed to understand in even one bit, no matter how many times the subject has reappeared in school - networking. The good news is, I'm starting to feel confident about the basics I had contact with during my Journey. There is one mindset difference I have acquired lately, definitely a soft skill worth having! If some atomic concept I'm trying to understand seems too complex (I'm not talking about some complicated equations here!) then most likely I'm overcomplicating things. You can completely skip this part But - and it's a BIG BUT - it also works for more technical things - one more example before we continue with the main topic. As long as you KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) it, it doesn't get complicated, we are just using the ba…  ( 8 min )

I have found an urgent advisory regarding CVE-2025-61932, a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability discovered in LANSCOPE Endpoint Manager (On-Premises), developed by Motex Inc. (Japan). This advisory was published on October 20, 2025. This is a live threat: the vulnerability has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, confirming that it is being actively exploited in the wild. Organizations globally must prioritize patching this issue immediately. This vulnerability poses a grave risk, allowing remote attackers to achieve complete system compromise. The core issue stems from Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel (CWE-940). An attacker can execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted packets to a vulnerable endpoint. De…  ( 8 min )

Jeff Su rolls out the CORE workflow he taught to 6,642 Googlers: Capture everything instantly, Organize with minimal friction, Review during scheduled sessions, and Engage by blocking time to execute. It’s a simple, four-step system that handles all your workplace info without extra tools or heavy setup. Plug it into whatever you already use, give it two weeks to sink in, and say goodbye to relying on memory or willpower alone—this method automates your productivity so you actually get stuff done. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Why Developers Can’t Stop Talking About PHP 8.5’s New Pipe Operator | by Usman Writes | Oct, 2025 | Medium Developers have been waiting years for this, and now PHP 8.5 finally delivers. pixicstudio.medium.com  ( 6 min )

High availability is a critical aspect of modern cloud infrastructure, ensuring that applications remain accessible even in the event of system or network failures. In this lab, I set up a highly available architecture using AWS services across two Availability Zones (AZs). Below, I’ll walk through the steps I took to achieve this, supported by screenshots from my build. Creating a New VPC with Multiple Subnets I started by creating a new VPC named KingsonHA-Lab-SG. To ensure high availability, I configured: 2 Availability Zones (AZs) 4 Subnets in total (2 public and 2 private, one pair per AZ) 1 NAT Gateway for outbound internet access from the private subnets This setup ensures that workloads can fail over between AZs if one becomes unavailable. Enabling Auto-Assign Public IPv4 Addresses…  ( 7 min )

Python and Microservices: A Deep Dive with FastAPI Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, microservices architecture has emerged as a powerful approach to building scalable, resilient, and maintainable applications. This architectural style breaks down a large, monolithic application into a suite of smaller, independent services that communicate with each other, typically over a network. Python, with its simplicity, vast ecosystem of libraries, and growing support for asynchronous programming, has become a popular choice for developing microservices. FastAPI, a modern, high-performance web framework built for Python, stands out as a particularly well-suited tool for building microservices due to its speed, ease of use, and built-in support for asynchronous…  ( 9 min )

I recently jumped on the JSpecify hype train. It promises to finally give Java a unified approach to null-safety. The dream! Over time, I realized that every “should we upgrade?” question boils down to timing, risk, and expected value. Here’s my quick mental model. Area Decision Frequency Production/Business Approach Experimental/Personal Approach 1. New Java Versions Once every 6 months Wait for LTS releases or notable performance/features gains in non-preview/final features . Upgrade immediately to understand new features and see whether improvements matter. 2. New Framework Versions Once every 2-3 months Major version upgrade after the first patch release (e.g., 4.0.0 to 4.0.1) to avoid early rough edges. Minor in the next sprint (in about a month) Upgrade immediately to fami…  ( 8 min )

What I Built BINFLOW is an experimental Web3 OS that connects GPT-powered agents with Auth0-secured identities, creating a self-auditing economy of AI agents. In simple terms: It’s a world where every AI has a verified passport, every data point has a time label, and every transaction has a memory. BINFLOW runs three intelligent agents: Agent Role Function Together, they turn data into a living digital market — where each action, code snippet, or dataset carries measurable value. Problem it solves: 🧪 Demo 🔗 Coming soon: demo.binflow.ai Prototype repo (public release Oct 25): github.com/sageworks-ai/binflow-auth0 🎬 Quick Preview Login via Auth0 for AI Agents Spawn a Maker Agent to create a smart contract or dataset Auth0 verifies access scopes (preventing rogue actions) Trader GPT e…  ( 8 min )

What is Prompt Engineering? By 2025, AI tools like ChatGPT have become household names. With the widespread availability of large language models (LLMs), many people assume that interacting with these models is as simple as typing a question. However, there's more to it. Prompt engineering is the skill of crafting the right input, in a way that helps the AI model generate more accurate, relevant, and useful responses. If we don't know how to talk to these models, their responses can become vague or irrelevant. Learning prompt engineering ensures we can tap into the full potential of AI. LLMs, like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and others, are trained on massive datasets containing text from various sources. These models don’t "understand" the way humans do, but they excel at predicting the …  ( 12 min )

As the agent-economy advances, the need for a common infrastructure becomes critical. ERC-8004 presents a lightweight yet powerful standard to coordinate autonomous agents across chain boundaries. It doesn’t prescribe detailed logic—but provides the minimum primitives needed so individual projects can build differentiated solutions. It’s a proposed standard that defines three on-chain registries – Identity, Reputation & Validation – to support discovery and interaction of autonomous agents in a permissionless context. Identity registry: Gives each agent a unique ID, address, and domain pointer; capabilities are stored off-chain for flexibility. Reputation registry: Enables agents to authorize clients to leave feedback; the onchain events provide an audit trail while the data sits offchai…  ( 7 min )

Introduction While developing React, I had the opportunity to use key={JSON.stringify(filters)} in a component, so I'd like to summarize it here. JSON.stringify() is a JavaScript function that converts objects and arrays to strings. const user = { name: "calros", age: 20 }; const json = JSON.stringify(user); console.log(json); // → '{"name":"calros","age":20}' The object is converted to a JSON-formatted string. JSON.stringify() is a function for safely handling objects as strings. In JavaScript, it's often not possible to store or send data as is. Converting data to a string using JSON.stringify() can be useful in a variety of situations.  ( 6 min )

What is JMeter? In the era of microservices, cloud-native deployments, and global traffic, performance engineering is no longer optional — it's integral to delivering reliable software. Whether you're launching a high-scale e-commerce platform or maintaining business-critical APIs, understanding how your system behaves under load is essential. One of the most trusted tools in the performance engineer’s toolkit is Apache JMeter — an open-source, extensible platform for simulating load and analyzing system behavior. This article offers a practical and technical overview of JMeter testing — what it is, how it works, and how to use it effectively within modern development. What is Apache Jmeter? Apache JMeter is a Java-based application designed for performance testing and functional testing o…  ( 7 min )

If you've ever built a custom control using ControlValueAccessor, you know the drill. It requires several methods, properties, and even providers. Often, it can be a lot just to update a simple value. Well, in Angular 21, that's beginning to change. In this tutorial, we'll migrate a custom quantity control step by step from CVA to signals so you can see just how clean and simple things can become. The Quantity Control in Action Here's the little demo app that we'll be using in this example: It's just a basic quantity selector control. Click the plus button, it goes up. Click the minus button, it goes down. And underneath the control, we're logging out the form value, so as we change the quantity, you can see the number update instantly: Everything works exactly as you'd e…  ( 11 min )

ntroduction Hey Devs 👋 This post introduces BINFLOW, my submission to the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge — a Web3-native system that fuses Auth0, GPT custom models, and blockchain tokens to create secure, time-labeled AI agents that trade and manage data autonomously. 💡 What is BINFLOW? Think of BINFLOW as an AI-powered economy, where every data point and computation has measurable value. BINFLOW agents use these DCRs to: Authenticate users securely via Auth0 for AI Agents Run on-chain automations or build AI packages (code, prompts, models) Price, audit, and trade those packages in a decentralized data market 🔐 How Auth0 Fits In Security is the foundation. Identity Auth → Verifies both human users and agent credentials Token Vault Control → Defines which tools each AI agent can call Fin…  ( 8 min )

You don’t need to be an expert to create content — you just need to learn out loud. I remember when I first started learning a new JavaScript framework. I told myself, “I’ll post about it when I’ve mastered it.” Weeks passed. Then months. And by the time I finally felt “ready,” the hype around that framework was already fading — and so was my motivation to share. That’s when I realized something powerful: people don’t connect with perfect knowledge, they connect with progress. 🌱 Why You Should Share What You’re Learning When you share your learning process — new skills, courses, or technologies — you’re not just building an audience, you’re building authenticity and trust. Here’s why it works: It builds relatability. People love seeing others improve, struggle, and overcome. It attracts o…  ( 8 min )

Introduction Over the last ten years, the world of Python, especially for building websites and APIs, has changed a lot. Back in the day, tools like Flask and Django were the go-to choices, but they worked in a step-by-step, "one thing at a time" way. Now, developers have lots of options, including newer tools that can handle many tasks at once, which is great for building big, fast systems. But with so many choices, it’s harder to pick the right one. You want something that’s fast, can grow with your project, and is actually enjoyable to use, not something that makes your life more complicated. As apps need to do more in real time, like handling lots of users at once, managing data quickly, and running multiple tasks simultaneously, a new standard called ASGI has popped up. Frameworks b…  ( 13 min )

Imagine you're the air traffic controller of a bustling digital airport, guiding thousands of data packets to their destinations with precision. That's the life of a TCP server, the unsung hero behind chat apps, IoT platforms, and game servers. In this guide, we'll harness Go's superpowers to build a high-performance TCP server that handles thousands of connections with ease. This article is for developers with 1-2 years of Go experience, familiar with basics like the net package and goroutines but eager to level up their server-building skills. We'll cover practical techniques, share real-world examples, and sprinkle in some battle-tested tips from my own projects. Whether you're building a chat app or an IoT data hub, this guide will help you create a robust, scalable TCP server. Let’s g…  ( 12 min )

These code snippets are helpful during the technical interview process and for understanding real-world pitfalls in ASP.NET Core development. Ever used a static class with new AppDbContext() and wondered why your app behaves strangely — throwing random exceptions or leaking memory? Let’s uncover one of the most common mistakes in .NET Core — using DbContext the wrong way — and how to fix it using Dependency Injection (DI) the right way. Have you ever faced an ObjectDisposedException or a DbContext lifetime issue in your ASP.NET Core project? How did you debug or fix it? Share your experience below  ( 6 min )

I. Introduction / Motivation The fundamental job of this layer is to convert the network layer's datagrams into frames, the data unit specific to Layer 2. A frame consists of the original datagram plus the Link Layer header (containing MAC addresses) and the trailer (containing error-checking information). Key Services of the Link Layer: Framing: It encapsulates the network-layer datagram with a Layer 2 header and a trailer, creating the final frame. Frame boundaries are essential for the receiver to identify where a data unit begins and ends. Link Access: It specifies the rules for accessing the shared transmission medium (like an Ethernet cable), which is critical when multiple devices share one connection. This is handled by Media Access Control (MAC) protocols. Addressing: It uses M…  ( 11 min )

Off-the-shelf software can only take you so far. When your business has unique workflows, complex systems, or specific goals, you need something tailor-made — that’s where **[bespoke software application development](https://imobisoft.co.uk/services/bespoke-business-applications/ )** comes in. At Imobisoft, we build custom business applications designed to simplify operations, connect teams, and improve efficiency. From integrating legacy systems to creating powerful web and mobile solutions, every application is built around your exact business needs. It’s not just about writing code — it’s about designing smart, scalable systems that help your business grow faster and work smarter. With the right bespoke solution, you can transform challenges into opportunities and keep your business ahead of the curve.  ( 6 min )

Why Your Mac Software Installation is Broken (And How to Fix It in 10 Minutes) Last Saturday, I watched my friend spend four hours setting up his new MacBook Pro. Four. Hours. He wasn't doing anything complicated. Just installing the basics: Chrome, Slack, VSCode, Zoom, Docker, Git — maybe 20 apps total. The same apps he had on his old machine. But each one required the same painful ritual: Google the name, hope the first result isn't malware, download, wait, open the DMG, drag to Applications, eject, delete the installer. Then do it all over again. By hour three, he looked at me and asked: "There has to be a faster way to do this, right?" The truth is, there is. And the fact that most Mac users don't know about it reveals something most people never realize: your Mac's software installa…  ( 12 min )

Ethereum gas prices follow predictable daily patterns, but most users have no visibility into how much poor timing costs them. Here's how I built a tool to solve this problem. Ethereum gas prices vary dramatically throughout the day: Peak hours (2-6pm EST): 40-100 Gwei Off-peak (nights/weekends): 5-15 Gwei Most users transact when convenient for them, not when economically optimal. Testing shows users commonly overpay 60-80% due to timing alone. A tool that analyzes wallet history and shows gas overpayment due to poor timing. Historical transaction analysis Optimal vs actual gas comparison Telegram alerts for cheap gas Pattern visualization Frontend: React + Vite + TailwindCSS Backend: Node.js + Express Database: MongoDB Web3: ethers.js Notifications: Telegram Bot API // Simplified gas ana…  ( 8 min )

How We Built Ad Injection That Users Actually Appreciate: Introducing Monetization in AI Conversations In the ever-evolving landscape of AI applications, developers face a pressing challenge: how to monetize their innovations without compromising user experience. Enter MonetZly, the first dual-earning platform in the AI space designed for developers who want to generate revenue while maintaining an engaging user experience. Imagine a world where you can monetize your AI app without subscriptions or paywalls while also earning from hosting relevant ads. That’s not just a dream; it’s our reality. At the core of MonetZly is our unique ad injection technology, designed specifically for conversation-native advertising. Unlike traditional ad platforms that can disrupt user engagement, our app…  ( 7 min )

Smoothness is quality in mobile apps. One lateness or one frame-drop on one gesture can shatter trust and wreck immersion. Reanimated 3, a bundle that drives gestures and animations right onto the UI thread for 60 to 120 frames per second performance, is the secret formula for React Native app devs who desire a silky-smooth UX. This 2025 guide covers how Reanimated 3 works, why it is still the best animation frameworks, and how to build future-proof interactions with it in conjunction with Gesture Handler 2 and modern layout transitions. To help your work stay future-proof, we also offer migration advice towards Reanimated 4. The JavaScript thread, which simultaneously executes the network and business logic operations, is the most common thread to use in the normal React Native animati…  ( 8 min )

In Oracle, PL/SQL packages can maintain a session-level state. This means that once a package is loaded into a user session, its global variables retain values across multiple calls. In previous Oracle versions, when a package was recompiled, all active sessions holding that package’s state would encounter ORA-04068 errors. In Oracle 26ai, the RESETTABLE clause introduces a new way to manage PL/SQL package states more safely and efficiently. To understand how it works, let’s examine the following practical scenario. First, we create a simple package with a global variable and a procedure that increments and prints its value: CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE my_pkg AS Glob_cnt number := 0; PROCEDURE prc_inc_cnt; END my_pkg; / Package created CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY my_pkg AS PROCEDUR…  ( 7 min )

We’ve all been there waiting on hold, repeating ourselves, getting frustrated. Now, imagine a world where your customers don’t have to go through that. Where calls feel smooth, natural, and productive. That’s the promise of the AI voice agent built inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service—but with a twist. This isn’t just another automated system. It’s a smart, adaptive assistant designed to understand, engage, and convert. Why This Voice Agent Matters Every call tells a story about your brand, your service, and your reliability. When customers can’t reach you, that story stops mid-sentence. This AI voice agent keeps the conversation going—smoothly, intelligently, and always on time. Engage proactively with customers before they even reach out. Handle conversations naturally, making …  ( 7 min )

I took on the Heswall Golf Club head pro in a winner-takes-£1,000 challenge in Episode 1 of my new series. Huge thanks to Titleist for backing the match, supporting club pros across Britain, and even helping out Heswall’s junior section as a result. Shout-out to Tom and everyone at Heswall GC for hosting. If you want the low-down on Titleist, the course itself, or the gear I’m rocking (with a discount!), check out the links provided. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Jeff Su breaks down his CORE workflow—a simple, four-step system (Capture everything, Organize with minimal friction, Review in scheduled sessions, Engage by time-blocking)—that he’s taught to over 6,600 Google employees. It works in any app or notebook, kicks in within two weeks, and frees you from relying on memory or willpower alone. He walks through why it works and how to apply it in under seven minutes, plus shares links to his blog post, newsletter, templates, Workspace Academy, Notion command center and everyday gear picks so you can build your own powerful productivity setup. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Google TPUs Find Sweet Spot of AI Demand, a Decade After Chip’s Debut Introduction A decade after its debut, Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) have reached a sweet spot in meeting the increasing demands of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The custom-built chip has proven to be an essential tool for researchers and developers alike, driving advancements in areas like natural language processing, computer vision, and recommendation systems. For those new to the world of AI hardware, let's quickly break down what TPUs are. Developed by Google, TPUs are Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) specifically designed for machine learning tasks. They were first introduced in 2017 as a way to accelerate deep learning computations and have since become an industry standard. …  ( 7 min )

I recently launched Document Chat - a completely free, open-source platform that lets you upload documents and have intelligent AI conversations with them. Built with Next.js 15, powered by multiple AI providers, and ready to deploy in minutes. https://document-chat-system.vercel.app https://github.com/watat83/document-chat-system https://youtu.be/P42nlCmicVM The Problem We're drowning in documents. PDFs, Word files, research papers, contracts, manuals, reports - they pile up faster than we can read them. And when we need specific information? We spend hours searching, skimming, and hoping we haven't missed something important. Document Chat System is a production-ready, open-source platform that combines document management with AI-powered conversational interfaces. Think o…  ( 8 min )

It’s October 2025 and it’s my first time vibe coding. I have mixed feelings. Frankly, when vibe coding tools came out I was very skeptical. Don't get me wrong, I like using LLMs and I've gotten so used to GitHub Copilot just completing my thoughts in VSCode and Vim. But generating entire code bases with LLMs? I'm not so sure about that. Then from time to time, I looked at code from Lovable, Repl.it, and Cursor that my friends had sent me. I wasn't impressed. It was full of redundancies. It wasn't elegant. It was code that's fine for a beginner, someone making their first strides at building products, not someone I would let touch an actual production code base. Also for context, here at Metorial we build infrastructure that's capable of running tens of thousands of MCP servers concurrently…  ( 10 min )

The first time I fired up Android Studio, I thought I was in over my head. XML files everywhere, red squiggly errors I didn’t understand, and settings that felt like the cockpit of an airplane. I just wanted to build a simple to-do app. Instead, I spent a week Googling error messages and hopping between random tutorials. Spoiler: I never finished that app. A few years later, things were different. This time, I had a proper course guiding me step by step. I learned Kotlin the right way, understood Android Studio’s quirks, and built apps that connected to real APIs. Eventually, I shipped my first app to the Play Store. The difference wasn’t more time—it was structure. If you’re starting in 2026, Android is still the world’s most widely used operating system, powering billions of devices. But…  ( 9 min )

Java Architecture defines how the Java programming language works internally — from writing code to running it on any device. “Write Once, Run Anywhere” (WORA) 2. Main Components of Java Architecture Java Architecture mainly consists of three key parts: A. Java Virtual Machine (JVM) JVM is the engine that runs Java programs. It converts bytecode (intermediate code) into machine code for the current operating system. It makes Java platform-independent. Functions of JVM: Loads code Verifies code Executes code Manages memory (Garbage Collection) B. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) JRE = JVM + Libraries + Other components to run applications. It provides all the necessary runtime environments for Java programs. Think of JRE as: run a Java program (but not to develop one). C. Java Develop…  ( 6 min )

Leaks in the memory are the silent murderers of the application performance. They cause the user experience to get ever slower and, in extreme situations, make your app crash. In the realms of React Native, where the code of your application is run in a thread of JavaScript and communicates with native threads, memory management and understanding are essential. To any React Native app development firm, these problems need to be detected and resolved as part of launching a quality product. In case you have an event listener in a component, such as a keyboard event or a notification triggering the entire application, then you should unsubscribe from it upon removing the component. Otherwise, the component that has disappeared will remain in the memory of the listener, and it will not be eras…  ( 8 min )

Testing is often the bottleneck in delivering reliable web apps at speed. As apps grow in complexity, with different front-end frameworks, microservices back ends, varying devices, networks, and usage patterns, traditional testing approaches, like manual QA and basic automation, struggle to keep up. Cross-browser testing combined with AI and advanced automation, is turning that around. Let’s break down what’s changing, how, and where we’re headed. Before jumping into what’s new, let’s acknowledge the challenges: Test explosion: With multiple browsers, device types, screen sizes, locales, and network conditions, the number of test permutations is massive. Flakiness and maintenance: UI tests often break when minor changes like CSS, layout, or IDs occur. Lack of coverage for non-functional di…  ( 9 min )

Bali, known for its stunning beaches, vibrant culture, and lush landscapes, is a fantastic destination for families. As a local tour guide, I’ve had the pleasure of helping countless families create unforgettable memories on this beautiful island. In this article, I’ll share a week-long itinerary for a family vacation in Bali, focusing on the charming neighborhoods of Kerobokan and Canggu, where you'll find some of the best family villas. After a long flight, your family arrives at Ngurah Rai International Airport, greeted by the warm Balinese sun. A short drive takes you to your family villa in Kerobokan, where spacious rooms and a private pool await you. After unpacking, take some time to relax and explore the villa. The kids can splash in the pool while you enjoy a refreshing drink on …  ( 9 min )

Until about five months ago, I didn’t even have a single public repo on GitHub. But at some point, I realized how much of what I use every day exists because someone decided to make their work open. That led to Cristalyse and then LeedPDF, which, funnily enough, ended up being my fastest-growing app ever. LeedPDF crossed 100 GitHub stars faster than I ever expected, and that tiny milestone made me want to keep going. / leed_pdf_viewer LeedPDF - Free PDF Annotation Tool Add drawings and notes to any PDF. Works with mouse, touch, or stylus - completely free and private. A modern, open-source PDF annotation tool that runs entirely in your browser Transform any PDF into an interactive canvas. Draw, annotate, and collaborate without uploading your documen…  ( 9 min )

In today's fast-paced digital world, businesses need more than just conventional tools to gain a competitive edge. This is where Computer Vision Services come into play, offering transformative solutions that enable machines to interpret and process visual data just like humans. At Oodles, we specialize in delivering cutting-edge computer vision solutions that help businesses unlock new opportunities, streamline operations, and make smarter decisions. Computer vision is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) that empowers computers to understand, analyze, and interpret visual data from the world around them. From images to videos, computer vision systems can identify objects, track movements, recognize patterns, and extract valuable insights in real-time. By integrating computer vision in…  ( 7 min )

Can AI Replace Front-end Engineers? A Reality Check As a front-end engineer, I've often been asked if my role is in danger of being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). While AI has made tremendous progress in recent years, I'm here to give you a practical reality check on what's possible and what's not. What Can AI Do? Before we dive into the limitations of AI, let's explore its capabilities. AI can perform tasks such as: Image recognition: AI-powered libraries like TensorFlow or PyTorch can recognize objects within images. Natural Language Processing (NLP): AI can understand and generate human-like text, making it ideal for chatbots, language translation, and content generation. Predictive modeling: AI can analyze data to make predictions about future events or behaviors. Code Examp…  ( 7 min )

Quick Summary Finding the best PHP development companies in USA requires evaluating technical expertise, proven track records, and scalable solutions. When identifying the best php development company, it is important to consider factors such as experience, client reviews, and expertise in PHP frameworks. This comprehensive guide analyzes leading PHP development companies, their specializations, pricing models, and selection criteria to help businesses choose the right development partner for custom PHP development projects. Finding the top PHP development companies in USA is crucial for businesses seeking reliable, scalable web solutions that drive growth and innovation. With PHP powering over 77% of websites globally, selecting the right development partner can determine your project’s…  ( 22 min )

I took on the Head Pro at his own course, Heswall GC, in a winner-takes-£1,000 match to kick off Episode 1—big thanks to Titleist for backing this series, supporting club pros nationwide and even funding the junior section at Heswall. Shout-out to Tom and everyone at Heswall GC for hosting and all the day-of support. Want more? Check out Titleist for gear, Heswall Golf Club for course info, and grab a discount on my clothes and equipment via linktr.ee/finchgolfmedia. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR Jeff Su just revealed the CORE productivity system he taught to over 6,600 Googlers: Capture every idea or task the moment it pops up Organize with zero friction (think simple folders or tags) Review everything on a regular schedule Engage by time-blocking your actual work It works with any app or notebook you already use, becomes second nature in about two weeks, and means you’ll finally stop relying on willpower or memory to get things done. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Olá, dev! 👋 Se você está mergulhando no mundo do Java e já se perguntou o que exatamente é uma interface, este post é pra você. Vamos quebrar tudo em partes simples — sem enrolação — e entender por que as interfaces são tão poderosas e essenciais pra quem quer escrever código limpo, escalável e bem estruturado. Em poucas palavras, uma interface é um modelo (ou contrato) que uma classe se compromete a seguir. Pense assim: ela define o que uma classe deve fazer, mas não como isso deve ser feito. Quando uma classe “assina esse contrato”, ou seja, implementa uma interface, ela precisa cumprir todas as promessas definidas ali — implementando cada método que a interface declara. A interface especifica obrigações — o que uma classe deve ter. A classe garante a implementação — como ela v…  ( 8 min )

💥 Why Micro-Frontends Failed Us (and What We’re Trying Next) Taha Majlesi Pour ・ Oct 24  ( 6 min )

Dice UI: Accessible component library that extends shadcn/ui with React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. Key features: ♿ WCAG-compliant components with keyboard navigation and ARIA attributes 📋 Copy-paste installation using shadcn CLI 🧩 Composable architecture for building complex interfaces 🎨 Full Tailwind CSS customization 🔧 30+ components including data tables, kanban boards, media players ⚛️ Complete TypeScript support Built on Radix UI primitives with the same design philosophy as shadcn/ui. You get production-ready components without configuration overhead. 👉 Blog Post 👉 GitHub Repo 👉 Live Demo  ( 6 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins delivers a hilarious supercut ripping into every Saw movie to date, pointing out plot holes, over-the-top gore moments, and head-scratching logic. Along the way they drop links to their main site, YouTube channels (TVSins, CommercialSins, CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), their poll, Patreon, and all the social handles you could ever want. Give props to the squad—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel—for writing your daily dose of cinematic sinning, and don’t forget to join the CinemaSins community on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins is back at it with “Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less,” poking fun at Tim Burton’s re-released stop-motion classic. They admit it’s a great movie…but sins wait for no pup, so they’re tallying up every quirk, plot hole and nitpick along the way. Want more sinful content? Hit up their website and YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), fill out their poll, consider supporting them on Patreon, and follow the whole creative crew on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Discord for behind-the-scenes chaos. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

After more than a decade of teasing a mash-up through comics, games and a cameo in Predator 2, we finally got two live-action Alien vs Predator outings: 2004’s Alien vs Predator and 2007’s Requiem. They pack some neat creature fisticuffs, but ultimately don’t live up to the bucketloads of hype and promise behind the clash of these two sci-fi icons. This piece bundles a pair of Caravan Of Garbage critiques of both films before shifting gears next week to tackle the OG Predator movies. Buckle up for a retro monster marathon—and maybe grab some popcorn (and a fire extinguisher) if you’re a glutton for alien mayhem! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

In the latest Caravan of Garbage review, the hosts kick off their four-week deep dive into the Predator franchise by celebrating the 1987 original as the ultimate ’80s action-sci-fi mash-up—perfect direction, writing, cast chemistry, creature design, lasers, explosions and everything in between. They also point viewers to bigsandwich.co for early videos and bonus podcasts, share links to an extended audio edition, social handles, merch and Patreon, and invite everyone to subscribe for more movie commentary, game let’s plays and weekly planet podcasts. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

👋👋👋👋 Looking back on your week -- what was something you're proud of? All wins count -- big or small 🎉 Examples of 'wins' include: Automating a tedious task that saves you hours Having your solution work on the first try Pair programming and enjoying it Starting a new book 📚 Happy Friday!  ( 6 min )

When you’re developing software, designing interfaces, or building embedded systems, your display isn’t just a piece of hardware — it’s your window into the project. Choosing the right display panel can directly affect how you perceive colors, contrast, and overall clarity. Among the different LCD technologies available today, IPS displays have become the industry favorite. But what makes them so special? And why do engineers, developers, and designers prefer them over TN or VA panels? Let’s break it down from a technical yet practical perspective. Most modern LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) fall into three main categories: Panel Type Viewing Angle Color Accuracy Contrast Response Time Typical Use TN (Twisted Nematic) Narrow Low Medium Fast Gaming monitors, budget devices VA (Verti…  ( 8 min )

We killed our micro-frontend project last quarter. Here’s why 👇 We didn’t make the call lightly. We had sunk months into splitting our React monolith, wiring up module federation, and selling leadership on “independent deployments.” But after living with it, the cost outweighed the benefit. This isn’t a manifesto against micro-frontends — just an honest post-mortem of what went sideways for us. Back in 2023, our team was buzzing with excitement 🚀. Micro-frontends promised autonomy, speed, and scalability. We pitched it, got buy-in, and started migrating. Fast forward months later: Our pipelines multiplied ⚙️. Debugging felt like digging through digital archaeology 🕵️. UI drift turned our product into a patchwork quilt 🎨. Lesson: Micro-frontends didn’t fail because the id…  ( 10 min )

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) defines an architecture where a central language model (agent) can securely interact with various external functions (tools) and resources. In the context of AI coding assistants, these tools might range from code refactoring services to internal repository accessors. The MCP is designed to standardize the agent-tool communication flow, including the sharing of tool descriptions and context. However, this reliance on external tools creates new attack surfaces. This article focuses on two primary methods attackers use to compromise the system: Data Poisoning and Prompt Injection. Data Poisoning targets the integrity of the tools themselves or the model's environment, while Prompt Injection exploits the language model's reliance on contextual instructions to…  ( 11 min )

I'm Done With Data Preprocessing Nightmares in RAG Applications Background When I started working on RAG projects last year, the first challenge I faced wasn't choosing the right model or vector database. It was something much more fundamental: How do I convert various document formats into data that AI can actually use? Tables in PDFs wouldn't parse correctly. Word documents came out as a formatting mess. OCR results from scanned documents were hit-or-miss at best. After testing numerous open-source tools, I found they either handled only a single format or required writing tons of glue code to connect different tools together. The situation got even worse when our company required on-premise deployment—no sending documents to third-party APIs. We had multiple GPUs available,…  ( 10 min )

Buy Me a Coffee☕ *Memo: My post explains a tuple (1). My post explains a tuple (3). My post explains a tuple (4). My post explains a tuple (5). My post explains a tuple (6). A non-empty tuple and empty tuple are: True and False, checking them with bool() respectively. False and True, inverting their truth values with not keyword respectively. print(bool((0,))) # tuple print(bool(((),))) # tuple(Empty tuple) # True print(bool(())) # Empty tuple # False print(not (0,)) # tuple print(not ((),)) # tuple(Empty tuple) # False print(not ()) # Empty tuple # True A tuple can be checked if a specific element is and isn't in the tuple with in keyword and with not and in keyword respectively as shown below: v = ('A', ('B', 'C')) print('A' in v) print(('B', 'C') in v) # True print('a' in v)…  ( 9 min )

Day 6: Aggregation Functions and GROUP BY Welcome Back! 🚀 Today we'll explore one of PostgreSQL's most powerful features: aggregation functions and grouping data. These tools are essential for data analysis and reporting. Understanding Aggregation Functions Using GROUP BY clause HAVING clause for filtering groups Common aggregation patterns Multi-level grouping Aggregation functions perform calculations on multiple rows and return a single result. -- COUNT: Count rows SELECT COUNT(*) FROM employees; SELECT COUNT(email) FROM employees; -- Ignores NULL values SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT department) FROM employees; -- SUM: Calculate total SELECT SUM(salary) FROM employees; SELECT SUM(salary) AS total_payroll FROM employees; -- AVG: Calculate average SELECT AVG(salary) FROM employees…  ( 9 min )

What Are ChatGPT Apps? The OpenAI Apps SDK lets developers build interactive experiences that live directly inside ChatGPT. Each app is essentially a mini web app running in a sandboxed iframe. Its frontend communicates with ChatGPT through the window.openai bridge, syncing data with your backend MCP server and the model’s reasoning in real time. Every ChatGPT app has two main parts: MCP server: hosts your tools and handles logic Widgets: the visual layer rendered inside ChatGPT The Model Context Protocol (MCP) connects models to external data and tools, ensuring the UI, server, and model stay in sync. Because MCP supports streaming and SSE, Apps SDK experiences feel fast, real-time, and deeply conversational. Here’s the flow when a user says something like: “Show my recently played song…  ( 7 min )

I’m sure we’ve all had that moment where tech just seems to fail spectacularly, right? Well, picture this: a student casually strolling around campus with a bag of Doritos, when suddenly, out of nowhere, armed police swarm in, mistaking that innocent snack for a weapon. Sounds like the plot twist of a bad movie, doesn’t it? But no, this is real life, and it’s a startling example of how AI, while incredibly powerful, isn’t infallible. It’s a bit like getting a code snippet wrong; one tiny mistake can lead to unexpected results. Ever wondered why we’re so quick to trust our algorithms? I’ve been exploring AI and machine learning for a while now—building models, tweaking parameters, and getting to know the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of this technology. This incident is a perfect ca…  ( 9 min )

The Booth Vol.23 | Trap Draw, Ep 365 Cody and Neil are back to dish out mea culpas (and collect a few from the audience) while catching us up on Neil’s big move to the ‘burbs, their surprisingly fierce hardware-store loyalties, and what shows and movies have them glued to the screen. They also dive into making sense of social-media feedback and celebrate Neil’s recent panel appearance at Columbia. Plus, they rally support for the Evans Scholars Foundation, share love for sponsors like ServPro, Rhoback, and Stone Creek Coffee, and remind you to subscribe to the No Laying Up newsletter, podcast channel, and—if you really love golf—join The Nest for exclusive perks. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Ever wish you had a no-BS clone of your brain? This CORE workflow (Capture, Organize, Review, Engage) is exactly what I’ve been teaching Googlers for years. You snag every bit of incoming info, tuck it away with zero friction, peek back at it during quick review sessions, then carve out focused blocks to actually get stuff done. It works with whatever tools you’re already using and sticks in your muscle memory in about two weeks—no more relying on caffeine or willpower alone. Trust me, once you run on CORE, you’ll wonder how you ever survived without it. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

After over a decade of Aliens vs. Predator crossovers in comics, games and even a hint in Predator 2, we finally got the live-action mash-ups: 2004’s Alien vs. Predator and 2007’s Requiem. While both deliver cool creature showdowns, they ultimately don’t live up to the epic hype they promised. This video compiles two Caravan of Garbage reviews of those films and teases a deep dive into the first four Predator movies next week. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage Review The crew kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator movies, starting with the 1987 Schwarzenegger classic. They hail Predator as the peak of ’80s action-sci-fi, praising its sharp direction, snappy writing, iconic cast, unforgettable creature design—and of course the mud, invisibility tricks, lasers and explosions that make it a nonstop thrill ride. Along the way they plug their Caravan of Garbage series and point viewers to BigSandwich.co for early videos, bonus podcasts, and commentaries. You’ll also find links to their extended audio edition, social media, Patreon support, merch drops and more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Unlock Guitar Soloing Secrets: A Graph Engine Approach Stuck in the same old guitar riffs? Feeling lost when improvising over chord changes? Many guitarists struggle to break free from scale-based playing and truly connect their solos to the underlying harmony. But what if you could effortlessly generate solos that perfectly complement any chord progression? The secret lies in a clever application of graph theory. Imagine representing each chord's essential notes (chord tones) as interconnected nodes in a network. By strategically mapping the relationships between these notes across a chord progression, we can unlock fluid and musically satisfying soloing possibilities. This approach utilizes a graph engine to calculate optimal note transitions between consecutive chords. The engine find…  ( 7 min )

📘 Chapter 5: How to Optimize Strategy Parameters? Freqtrade Hyperopt Quick Start In strategy development, besides building the buy and sell logic, parameter settings often determine the final return-to-risk ratio. Freqtrade provides a powerful hyperopt feature for automatically searching for the optimal parameter combinations, greatly accelerating the strategy iteration speed. Hyperopt is an automatic parameter optimization tool that can: Help you find the best threshold for RSI? Test which stop-profit/stop-loss level is optimal? Automatically run multiple parameter combinations → Compare results → Find the best configuration ✅ Suitable for the following scenarios: Strategies with multiple numerical parameters (e.g., RSI, MACD, Bollinger Band width, stop-loss ratio) Want to find the bes…  ( 9 min )

For this week, I had to extend my repo-contextr project with some additional features. However, this time the catch was that we didn’t have a feature requirement beforehand. Our professor gave us a CLI tool link called Repomix. Repomix is a command-line tool that helps developers analyze and visualize their codebase for AI processing. It measures metrics like token usage, file composition, and repository structure, allowing users to optimize how their code is represented when interacting with large language models (LLMs). While going through the user guide, I got interested in the Token Count Optimization feature. This caught my attention because I already had a feature for counting tokens in my project — though it was a rough estimate, treating each word as a single token. However, workin…  ( 8 min )

Como Criador e Arquiteto do Nutrilow, uma plataforma de nutrição que foi arquitetada para escalar rapidamente e lidar com um alto volume de dados em tempo real (registros de refeições, gestão de planos e comunicação bidirecional), a escolha da minha stack foi uma decisão crítica de eficiência. Eu precisava de ferramentas que me garantissem produtividade agora e performance quando o crescimento vier. Eu adotei a combinação Expo (React Native) e Express.js (Node.js) por me dar o controle e a capacidade de escalabilidade necessários. A seguir, detalho a minha justificada técnica, focada na máxima eficiência de desenvolvimento e preparação para o crescimento. 1. Front-end Mobile: A Minha Vantagem Estratégica com Expo Minha decisão de escolher o Expo sobre alternativas foi puramente estratégica…  ( 8 min )

Hey Coders Context: The title of the video caught my attention... "Code 3x Faster without AI" Here you can see the link of the video: When I was watching the video, I checked the reference it mentioned, and I was more curious about the post, so I checked it before finishing to watch the video (believe it or not! hehe). The title of the post was a little different and caught more my attention. I decided to read but like most of the articles in medium, it was not able all the reading. This article is not a resume about that article (you can see at the end of this reading), I copied the title and adding my perspective based on my experience in different projects on the software development. Let's begin!!! **_ _** 💡 The Myth of the “Fast Developer” We all know that one engineer who seems to…  ( 9 min )

How I Manage My Brand, Podcast, Music, and AI Company Without Burning Out Jaideep Parashar ・ Oct 24 #webdev #programming #ai #productivity  ( 6 min )

When people hear I run ReThynk AI, Vista Liberata, and Valintra Tunes, while writing books, hosting podcasts, and publishing daily on Dev.to, they often ask: “How do you not burn out?” The truth? I nearly did, until I built AI-powered balance systems. Let me show you how I manage high output while keeping energy, focus, and peace intact. 1️⃣ Define Rhythm, Not Routine Burnout doesn’t come from hard work; it comes from disconnected work. I used to jump between projects: coding, writing, designing, and recording, all in the same day. Monday–Tuesday → Strategic work (ReThynk AI) Wednesday → Creative flow (Music, content, or book writing) Thursday–Friday → Growth and engagement (Vista Liberata, community) Weekend → Reflection, rest, and system reset AI runs the data. I run the decisions. 2️⃣ …  ( 9 min )

Have you ever wondered how to store or keep track of your project versions as a developer or software engineer? How to present your project to clients or collaborate with other developers? We will go over how to combine Git with GitHub, one of the web platforms that developers use the most to share code and work in teams. In this article, we'll cover the following to simplify how Git and Github works: Difference between Git and Github Create a Github account How to get started with github and git Create your first Github repository Clone a Github project Make a github commit Github Desktop and Github CLI Github is a platform for developers to create, manage, store and share their code. Github also serves as a hosting service you can use to collaborate on projects and share files. Accordi…  ( 9 min )

Exploring Generative AI for Personal Growth and Care ujjavala ・ Aug 15 #promptengineering #genai #webdev #ai  ( 5 min )

A week with Claude Code: lessons, surprises and smarter workflows ujjavala ・ Sep 27 #programming #ai #productivity #learning  ( 5 min )

1. What is Serverless Computing? Definition: Serverless doesn’t mean “no servers” — it means developers don’t manage them. FaaS explained: Code runs in response to events without worrying about server infrastructure. Examples: AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Azure Functions. Benefits: Automatic scaling Pay-as-you-go model Simplified deployment and maintenance 📝 LSI keywords: serverless architecture, FaaS platforms, cloud-native development. 2. What is Edge Computing? Definition: Computing closer to the user/device to reduce latency. Edge vs Cloud: Explain how pushing workloads to the “edge” speeds up response times. Real-world use cases: IoT devices, CDNs, AI inference at the edge, personalized content delivery. Examples: Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge Functions, AWS Lambda@E…  ( 7 min )

Model Advances & Infrastructure This section highlights advancements in AI model architecture and the underlying infrastructure supporting them. Significant progress includes new techniques like Markovian thinking to enhance token capacity and the introduction of a new PyTorch project aimed at foundational AI development. Developers are also exploring alternatives to prevalent architectures, with some expressing dissatisfaction with the current reliance on Transformers technology. Concurrently, firms like Anthropic are expanding their use of Google Cloud TPUs to support advanced capabilities such as model memory and new HuggingFace embedders, while the industry grapples with the extreme energy demands of AI data centers. Major AI developers continue to push innovations into products and …  ( 7 min )

OpenStreetMap's Wiki defines OpenStreetMap (OSM) as "a free, editable map of the whole world that is being built by volunteers largely from scratch and released with an open-content license." In some ways, it's like an open source & open data version of Google Maps. Except unlike Google maps, it is not a cohesive product that provides countless capabilities out-of-the-box. OpenStreetMap is a vast ecosystem of open source packages created by small teams of disparate maintainers building pluggable components that are powered by a multitude of technologies and programming languages. While this makes it far less cohesive than a product like Google maps, it makes it more powerful and customizable. This article will look at various pieces of the OpenStreetMap ecosystem. OSM information is spread…  ( 13 min )

Timothy had used properties extensively—adding validation, computing values, maintaining encapsulation. But he'd never questioned how @property actually worked. When he wrote book.title, how did Python know to call a method instead of accessing an attribute? What was the mechanism behind this seemingly magical behavior? class Book: def __init__(self, title, pages): self._title = title self._pages = pages @property def title(self): return self._title @property def pages(self): return self._pages @pages.setter def pages(self, value): if value < 0: raise ValueError("Pages cannot be negative") self._pages = value book = Book("Dune", 412) print(book.pages) # Calls the getter - but how? book.pages = 500 …  ( 16 min )

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Shares of leading Bitcoin mining companies rose after Jane Street disclosed new holdings on Thursday, extending a months-long rally across publicly traded mining stocks.

Shares of leading Bitcoin mining companies rose after Jane Street disclosed new holdings on Thursday, extending a months-long rally across publicly traded mining stocks.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

The rumored nomination of Michael Selig follows the CFTC nomination process hitting a snag in September when Brian Quintenz was withdrawn.

The rumored nomination of Michael Selig follows the CFTC nomination process hitting a snag in September when Brian Quintenz was withdrawn.

Bitcoin sellers put a cap on $112,000, but technical, onchain data and the end of October US macroeconomic calendar suggest that the price compression will trigger a violent expansion.

Bitcoin sellers put a cap on $112,000, but technical, onchain data and the end of October US macroeconomic calendar suggest that the price compression will trigger a violent expansion.

JPMorgan sees Coinbase unlocking billions through its Base layer-2 network and USDC rewards overhaul, lifting its price target and fueling a sharp stock rally.

JPMorgan sees Coinbase unlocking billions through its Base layer-2 network and USDC rewards overhaul, lifting its price target and fueling a sharp stock rally.

US President Donald Trump said Binance founder Changpeng Zhao had "a lot of support" from the crypto industry and was widely recommended for a pardon.

US President Donald Trump said Binance founder Changpeng Zhao had "a lot of support" from the crypto industry and was widely recommended for a pardon.

The new product is expected to launch in the first half of 2026 and will let clients borrow fiat against Bitcoin held in multisignature wallets.

The new product is expected to launch in the first half of 2026 and will let clients borrow fiat against Bitcoin held in multisignature wallets.

Early BTC whales shift to ETFs, giving up keys for TradFi perks, as BlackRock conversions rise and onchain self-custody breaks a 15-year uptrend.

Early BTC whales shift to ETFs, giving up keys for TradFi perks, as BlackRock conversions rise and onchain self-custody breaks a 15-year uptrend.

Bitcoin bounced off the $107,000 support, but the recovery is expected to face significant resistance in the $112,000 to $116,000 zone. Do charts point to any altcoins taking the lead?

Bitcoin bounced off the $107,000 support, but the recovery is expected to face significant resistance in the $112,000 to $116,000 zone. Do charts point to any altcoins taking the lead?

In an interview with Cointelegraph, Galaxy Digital’s head of research explains why Bitcoin is at a pivotal moment, and what could define its next downturn.

In an interview with Cointelegraph, Galaxy Digital’s head of research explains why Bitcoin is at a pivotal moment, and what could define its next downturn.

Bitcoin may still be on track to $200,000 before the end of the year despite the recent market crash, but a lack of ETF buying continues to limit upside potential.

Bitcoin may still be on track to $200,000 before the end of the year despite the recent market crash, but a lack of ETF buying continues to limit upside potential.

If approved, the charter would allow the crypto exchange to offer federally regulated custody and trust services in the United States.

If approved, the charter would allow the crypto exchange to offer federally regulated custody and trust services in the United States.

The stablecoin cross-border integration will only be for payments coming from and going to the United States, Zelle's parent company said.

The stablecoin cross-border integration will only be for payments coming from and going to the United States, Zelle's parent company said.

Tether projects $15 billion in profit for 2025, extending its dominance in the stablecoin market as investor interest and digital dollar adoption surge.

Tether projects $15 billion in profit for 2025, extending its dominance in the stablecoin market as investor interest and digital dollar adoption surge.

Polymarket’s Matthew Modabber confirmed the platform will eventually launch a token, but said entering the US market takes priority.

Polymarket’s Matthew Modabber confirmed the platform will eventually launch a token, but said entering the US market takes priority.

Indian exchange WazirX has ended its more than year-long shutdown, while the FCA is going after unregistered exchanges in the UK.

Indian exchange WazirX has ended its more than year-long shutdown, while the FCA is going after unregistered exchanges in the UK.

Pump.fun has acquired the Padre trading terminal to strengthen token liquidity as Solana’s memecoin market cools from its 2024 highs.

Pump.fun has acquired the Padre trading terminal to strengthen token liquidity as Solana’s memecoin market cools from its 2024 highs.

Bitcoin flipped volatile as CPI data came in lower than expected, but failed to follow stocks as they hit fresh all-time highs on Fed rate-cut optimism.

Bitcoin flipped volatile as CPI data came in lower than expected, but failed to follow stocks as they hit fresh all-time highs on Fed rate-cut optimism.

Ethereum bulls pushed the price above $4,000 as traders monitored a smart trader’s activity and projected higher ETH prices.

Ethereum bulls pushed the price above $4,000 as traders monitored a smart trader’s activity and projected higher ETH prices.

Traditional diversification enforces market mediocrity. Agentic AI tools offer retail investors institutional-grade analysis.

Traditional diversification enforces market mediocrity. Agentic AI tools offer retail investors institutional-grade analysis.

A major update to Counter-Strike 2’s item mechanics wiped nearly $2 billion from its $5.8 billion skin market, igniting debate over central control in gaming.

A major update to Counter-Strike 2’s item mechanics wiped nearly $2 billion from its $5.8 billion skin market, igniting debate over central control in gaming.

Switzerland’s BTC-only investment app, Relai, obtained a MiCA license in France, aiming to bring Bitcoin to as many people as possible.

Switzerland’s BTC-only investment app, Relai, obtained a MiCA license in France, aiming to bring Bitcoin to as many people as possible.

This could make Bitcoin and Ether more attractive to institutional investors seeking to maximize the utility of their assets.

This could make Bitcoin and Ether more attractive to institutional investors seeking to maximize the utility of their assets.

Corporate Bitcoin reserves now rival ETFs, and Botanix Labs founder Willem Schroé wants to turn those dormant holdings into active, yield-generating assets.

Corporate Bitcoin reserves now rival ETFs, and Botanix Labs founder Willem Schroé wants to turn those dormant holdings into active, yield-generating assets.

Whales still move prices, but ETF flows, exchange liquidity, and macro shifts now decide Bitcoin’s daily color.

Whales still move prices, but ETF flows, exchange liquidity, and macro shifts now decide Bitcoin’s daily color.

Thailand’s SEC raids World’s iris scanning site over unlicensed WLD token operations, raising legal concerns about the digital identity project.

Thailand’s SEC raids World’s iris scanning site over unlicensed WLD token operations, raising legal concerns for Sam Altman’s digital identity project.

Corporate crypto treasuries have attracted about $800 billion from retail investors, mainly at the expense of altcoins, according to 10x Research.

Corporate crypto treasuries have attracted about $800 billion from retail investors, mainly at the expense of altcoins, according to 10x Research.

Dogecoin must break above the $0.22 resistance level to signal a reduction in selling pressure, potentially sending the DOGE price beyond $0.25.

A single anonymous trader saw the crash coming and capitalized on it, earning $192 million in just a few hours.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says Elizabeth Warren “can’t get her facts right” after she claimed he pled guilty to a money laundering charge.

HYPE has entered a classic breakout stage after its Robinhood listing, now eyeing a 40% price rally by November.

After steep declines in Q1 and Q2, crypto spot trading on CEXs rebounded significantly, with volumes approaching those of late 2024.

A presidential pardon spares CZ from punishment but not guilt — cementing his conviction, blocking appeal options, and exposing Binance to civil lawsuits.

The FET token’s price fell by over 93% since the merger of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI), a drop that is unrelated to Ocean Protocol’s actions, according to its founder.

Bitcoin remained red despite returning to the top of its local trading range, leading to warnings of the “worst Uptober ever” from disappointed bulls.

Representative Maxine Waters slammed US President Donald Trump’s pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, calling it a corrupt favor.

S. Matthew Schultz, the CEO of Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark, said the new rules would create expedited connections for Bitcoin mining and data centers.

The Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale was last active in June 2011, but initially mined its coins between April and June 2009, soon after the network went live.

The Australian crypto user base is expected to grow to 11.16 million by next year, with nearly 41% of Australians participating in crypto.

Tom Lee points to the stock market’s steep drawdowns, despite strong progress in recent times, as a sign that Bitcoin could still see 50% declines in the future.

A solo Bitcoin miner solved block 920,440, mining it entirely on their own and cashing in a huge reward.

Crypto analysts believe the altcoin season could be arriving soon as liquidity shifts to risk assets, but altseason indicators currently stand at bear market lows.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's odds on Polymarket of being pardoned by US President Trump have more than doubled to around 12% after Changpeng Zhao was pardoned.

Bitcoin options open interest reached a record $63 billion, with bullish strike prices at $120,000 to $140,000 dominating.

While some onchain sleuths called it “obvious insider knowledge,” others argued that Trump’s pardon of Changpeng Zhao was expected.

September’s inflation data, which has been delayed by the government shutdown, is expected to be high at 3.1% but it is unlikely to stop momentum for Fed rate cuts.

Hyperliquid, Aster and Lighter have pushed decentralized perps trading volume to over $1 trillion in October, beating August’s tally with a week to spare.

Following the pardon, CZ said he would do “everything we can to help make America the Capital of Crypto and advance Web3 worldwide.”

The sharp rise in BNB’s price also has crypto traders speculating that altcoin season could be on the horizon.

Custodia Bank has launched a solution that lets banks tokenize deposits, enabling them to benefit from blockchain’s advantages while safeguarding customer deposits.

TOML (Tom's Obvious Minimal Language) has become the modern standard for configuration files in Python projects. It's more expressive than INI files and cleaner than JSON or YAML. Since Python 3.11, the standard library includes the tomllib module fo...  ( 6 min )

The world of artificial intelligence is moving fast. Every week, it seems like there’s a new tool, framework, or model that promises to make AI better. But as developers build more AI applications, one big problem keeps showing up: the lack of contex...  ( 9 min )

Software development is moving fast toward AI-assisted workflows and smarter tooling. Whether it’s your IDE completing code, an AI assistant analyzing your project, or automated testing pipelines, all these tools need a standardized way to communicat...  ( 18 min )

JavaScript is a single-threaded programming language, and Node.js is the runtime environment for JavaScript. This means that JavaScript essentially runs within Node.js, and all operations are handled through a single thread. But when we perform tasks...  ( 22 min )

Since the advent of microservices, development teams have gained the flexibility to deploy services independently, without coordinating with the entire engineering organization. Bug fixes can be released in isolation without full regression testing, ...  ( 13 min )

Eric Carlson is a self-taught software engineer at Cisco. In his early 20s, he worked his way up to manager at the busiest Dominos Pizza in Canada. He eventually went to college and studied liberal arts, then worked as a teacher for two decades befor...  ( 5 min )

Tether plans to launch its U.S.-compliant stablecoin USAT in December, aiming for mass reach in the creator economy, CEO Paolo Ardoino said in a CoinDesk interview.  ( 30 min )

"There will be a token, there will be an airdrop," CMO said as the platform nears an official U.S. return via a regulated exchange.  ( 30 min )

XLM advanced 2.5% over 24 hours, breaking above key resistance on a 350% volume spike before easing into consolidation near $0.321, maintaining its broader uptrend structure.  ( 31 min )

Hedera’s token faces selling pressure after a failed breakout near $0.1716, with technical patterns signaling potential institutional distribution.  ( 30 min )

Gemini’s trading growth is slowing despite strong card sign-ups and app downloads, said Citigroup, while Bullish momentum is accelerating.  ( 29 min )

A cooler inflation print reignited crypto risk appetite, lifting bitcoin above $110,000 while altcoins continued to underperform.  ( 31 min )

Hedera (HBAR) was also a top performer, rising 3.5% from Thursday.  ( 25 min )

Analysts from the banking giant upgraded Coinbase to overweight from neutral and raised its price target on the stock to $404 from $342.  ( 30 min )

Trading volume for BNB increased nearly 35% above its seven-day average, with market analysts suggesting the price movement reflects long-term accumulation.  ( 30 min )

MiCA has given Europe a uniquely strong position to establish the regulatory gold standard for crypto, says Malta Financial Services Authority CEO Kenneth Farrugia, but regulators must work quickly and collaboratively to preserve the region’s advantage.  ( 33 min )

The better than hoped inflation data cements market anticipation that the Fed is on track for rate cuts at its final two meetings of the year.  ( 29 min )

The 41-billion-token dataset QVAC Genesis I aims to decentralize AI development, bringing model training and reasoning to local devices  ( 29 min )

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 24, 2025  ( 37 min )

The tokens pledged under the global program will be safeguarded by a third-party custodian.  ( 29 min )

Through a system that tokenizes hardware, USDai channels crypto liquidity into AI infrastructure while tapping in to demand for crypto credit  ( 29 min )

14-year-old wallet moves $16.6M in BTC as analyst weigh security concerns and shifting on-chain behavior.  ( 29 min )

A massive Oracle-led AI infrastructure financing ignites a sharp rally in AI and HPC mining stocks.  ( 28 min )

The impending meeting comes amid escalating trade tensions, with President Trump threatening to impose additional tariffs on China  ( 28 min )

On-chain perpetual-focused decentralized exchanges have surpassed $1 trillion in total trading volume this month.  ( 28 min )

After months of steady gains, BTC is slipping below key cost-basis levels as long-term holders sell into strength and traders retreat to defensive derivatives.  ( 31 min )

The offering, developed with non-custodial BTC lending startup Debifi, targets institutions and high-net worth borrowers who don't want to give up control of their assets.  ( 29 min )

The release of September's Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to show a 3.1% rise in the cost of living from a year earlier, the highest in 18 months, according to FactSet.  ( 32 min )

Analysts see similarities to past Wyckoff accumulation phases, suggesting potential for further price increases if support holds above $0.194.  ( 31 min )

Onchain data show a 3.36% drop in exchange reserves since early October — a historically bullish signal tied to long-term whale accumulation.  ( 29 min )

It's still a long shot that FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried will be pardoned, but odds have spiked as Binance's Changpeng Zhao has its criminal record deleted.  ( 30 min )

Right now, MIT alumni and friends are voicing their support for: America’s scientific and technological leadership Merit-based admissions and affordable education Advances that increase US health, security, and prosperity Our community is standing up for MIT and its mission to serve the nation and the world. And we need you to join us at this…  ( 15 min )

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for carbon removal? After years of growth that spawned hundreds of startups, the nascent carbon removal sector appears to be facing a reckoning. Running Tide, a promising aquaculture company, shut down…  ( 21 min )

How are you feeling? I’m genuinely interested in the well-being of all my treasured Checkup readers, of course. But this week I’ve also been wondering how science and technology can help answer that question—especially when it comes to pain. In the latest issue of MIT Technology Review magazine, Deena Mousa describes how an AI-powered smartphone app…  ( 20 min )

MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here. In the early 2020s, a little-known aquaculture company in Portland, Maine, snagged more than $50 million by pitching a plan to harness nature to fight back…  ( 33 min )

The Samsung 9100 Pro is an SSD that I’ve often used as a baseline comparison in my reviews of different SSDs throughout this year. It’s a hard SSD to beat, both in speed and a price-to-performance ratio, and the irony is Samsung only just sent over a unit for me to officially (and finally review). […] The post Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB Lightning Review: The Best (And Most Expensive) SSD You Can Buy appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )

Leapmotor recently unveiled its flagship SUV, known as the D19, in China. The model is offered in two variants: a fully electric (EV) version and an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). Additionally, this model marks the first car to be built on the manufacturer’s D platform. And the list of firsts doesn’t end there. As revealed […] The post Leapmotor D19 SUV Debuts In China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

If you’re travelling out of Malaysia during the period of ASEAN Summit 2025, you’re going to want to plan ahead. Between 26 and 28 October, several roads heading towards KLIA1 and KLIA2 will experience temporary closure, as dignitaries from their respective countries will begin flying in. Carriers Malaysia Airlines (MAS), Batik Air, and AirAsia have […] The post Local Airlines Issue Travel Advisory Ahead Of ASEAN Summit 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has officially launched its latest “flagship killer” smartphone, the Redmi K90 Pro Max. Available first in China, the device is equipped with Qualcomm’s top-end mobile chipset, along with a triple 50MP rear camera setup, and a massive battery capacity. And as you may recall from our previous report, it is the first […] The post Redmi K90 Pro Max Officially Launches In China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

Earlier in the month, there was a rumour that claimed that Nothing is currently working on the Phone (3a) Lite. Now, a new Geekbench benchmark hints that the rumoured device might actually be real, Gizmochina reports. According to the listing, the device carries the model number Nothing A001T and features a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset. […] The post Alleged Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Benchmark Appears On Geekbench appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

The Ministry of Communications has launched what is called the Online Safety IRL: Scam Edition fellowship program. Jointly driven with CelcomDigi, Meta and Ratio:Cause, it aims to raise scam awareness , particularly those driven by AI tech that’s proliferating these days. This is notably the second edition of the Online Safety IRL, with the first […] The post Comms Ministry, Meta, CelcomDigi, Ratio:Cause Launch Second Online Safety IRL Program appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

ASUS has collaborated with Call of Duty Black Ops studios Treyarch and Raven Software to created a limited Black Ops 7 edition of AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT. As these things go, the special card will sport a special design, all along the theme of the upcoming game. Specifically, the limited edition Black Ops 7 […] The post ASUS Launches Call Of Duty Black Ops 7 Edition Of Radeon RX 9070 XT appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

Fujifilm has officially launched the X-T30 III, the third iteration of its compact mirrorless camera line-up. Designed for street photography, it features upgraded speed, autofocus and usability, while keeping its lightweight build and approachable design. Weighing just 378 grams, it offers a similar build and design as its predecessors. One of the most notable changes […] The post Fujifilm X-T30 III Officially Launches; RM4,248 For Body Only appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

Shenzhen-based company Kospet has officially launched two new rugged smartwatches: the Tank T4 and the Tank M4. Designed for outdoor activities, both wearables are a part of the brand’s Tank series. The two watches largely share the same specifications, differing in design. The T4 model sports a 1.43-inch AMOLED display with a 466×466 pixel resolution, […] The post Kospet Unveils Tank T4, Tank M4 Smartwatches; Priced At RM699 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

We’re actually nearing the second anniversary of the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, but we have yet to hear any official news on its successor, the Osmo Pocket 4, until now. Not only that, but the new leak hints at the alleged vlogging camera sporting some design changes. The leak in question is a single image […] The post DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Appears; Could Have Additional Buttons, Secondary Screen appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

The KL Car-Free Morning committee has released an announcement stating the cancellation of the Car Free Morning event on 26 October. This cancellation was made in conjunction with the extensive road closures due to the 47th ASEAN Summit 2025. As reported before, Kuala Lumpur will be under a total lockdown during the event and the […] The post KL Car-Free Morning Cancelled Due To ASEAN Summit appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )

The East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE), or at least Section One of it, opened at the end of August. At the time, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the stretch will be toll-free for a month, ending on 29 September. We’re nearly a month after said date, and now the concessionaire has announced that toll collection […] The post East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) Toll Collection Begins On 25 October appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Extreme has set a new benchmark for all-electric hypercars by recording the fastest lap time at Germany’s Nürburgring: an impressive 6:59.157. This was shared by the automaker through its social media platforms. This lap time makes the U9 Extreme the fastest production electric car ever to conquer the iconic 13-mile Nordschleife circuit. […] The post BYD’s Yangwang U9 Extreme Sets New Nürburgring Record appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

Microsoft has recently announced a selection of updates as part of its Copilot Fall Release, including a collaborative feature, as well as previously promised upgrades to Copilot Mode for the Edge browser. At the forefront of these changes is Mico, a new face for the AI assistant. In a blog post announcing the updates, the […] The post Microsoft’s Copilot Update Introduces Mico Avatar, Memory Upgrades appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

Last year, Razer announced the Wolverine V3 and its Pro variant. They feature mouse-click back pedals, meaning said paddles have the same mechanical switches found in mice. More recently, the gaming peripheral brand has announced the Raiju V3 Pro, the PlayStation equivalent of the Wolverine. And it looks like it has inherited everything that made […] The post Razer Reveals Raiju V3 Pro; Costs RM899 In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has announced several measures to ensure smooth public travel and delegate movement during the upcoming 47th ASEAN Summit, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 26 to 28 October 2025. The adjustments include extended peak hours, increased train frequencies, and additional services across rail, bus, and on-demand transport networks […] The post MOT Announces Train Frequency Changes, Bus Route Adjustments Ahead Of 47th ASEAN Summit In KL appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

Grab is investing in US-based robotaxi startup May Mobility, in efforts to step up its investment in autonomous vehicle technology. According to Reuters, the move also comes as part of a broader strategy to integrate self-driving systems into its ride-hailing operations across Southeast Asia. The company plans to incorporate May Mobility’s autonomous driving technology into […] The post Grab Invests In May Mobility To Drive Autonomous Expansion In Southeast Asia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

The ASUS ROG Phone series is no stranger to collaborations with video games, given the previous partnerships with titles like PUBG Mobile and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. This year, ASUS ROG is teaming up with Honkai Impact 3rd to launch the ROG x Honkai Impact 3rd Elysia Special Collection for the ROG Phone 9 lineup. […] The post ASUS ROG Phone 9 Series Gets Elysia Special Collection Gift Box For Honkai Impact 3rd Collab appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

While the world's leading artificial intelligence companies race to build ever-larger models, betting billions that scale alone will unlock artificial general intelligence, a researcher at one of the industry's most secretive and valuable startups delivered a pointed challenge to that orthodoxy this week: The path forward isn't about training bigger — it's about learning better. "I believe that the first superintelligence will be a superhuman learner," Rafael Rafailov, a reinforcement learning researcher at Thinking Machines Lab, told an audience at TED AI San Francisco on Tuesday. "It will be able to very efficiently figure out and adapt, propose its own theories, propose experiments, use the environment to verify that, get information, and iterate that process." This breaks sharply with …

The next big trend in AI providers appears to be "studio" environments on the web that allow users to spin up agents and AI applications within minutes. Case in point, today the well-funded French AI startup Mistral launched its own Mistral AI Studio, a new production platform designed to help enterprises build, observe, and operationalize AI applications at scale atop Mistral's growing family of proprietary and open source large language models (LLMs) and multimodal models. It's an evolution of its legacy API and AI building platorm, "Le Platforme," initially launched in late 2023, and that brand name is being retired for now. The move comes just days after U.S. rival Google updated its AI Studio, also launched in late 2023, to be easier for non-developers to use and build and deploy ap…

China’s Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba, detailed technical information around its new model, Ring-1T, which the company said is “the first open-source reasoning model with one trillion total parameters.” Ring-1T aims to compete with other reasoning models like GPT-5 and the o-series from OpenAI, as well as Google’s Gemini 2.5. With the new release of the latest model, Ant extends the geopolitical debate over who will dominate the AI race: China or the US.  Ant Group said Ring-1T is optimized for mathematical and logical problems, code generation and scientific problem-solving.  “With approximately 50 billion activated parameters per token, Ring-1T achieves state-of-the-art performance across multiple challenging benchmarks — despite relying solely on natural language reasoning capabili…

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You stand at the peak of JavaScript mastery. Your Node.js applications are optimized, your architectures are sound, and your async/await patterns are poetry. Yet, sometimes, you feel a constraint—a gentle, persistent hum from the V8 engine, reminding you that for all its power, it is still a virtual machine. There are tasks that live in a different realm: Crushing CPU-bound workloads that block the event loop. Performing real-time image or audio processing. Integrating with a legacy C++ library that holds your company's secret sauce. Interfacing directly with hardware or system-level APIs. When you hit this wall, you have a choice. You can try to work around it in JavaScript, or you can descend a layer deeper. You can step into the Forge and craft a Native Addon. This is not a journey for …  ( 10 min )

Your Guide To What's Changing - And How Your Business Wins. • AI is being incorporated directly into both design and development workflows 1. Design + AI = Better, Faster Current design tools allow designers to prompt a layout, auto-generate multiple versions of a screen or use AI to improve upon previously designed screens. This allows for rapid exploration of various design concepts. Rapid exploration can also save time. Feel-Fast Interfaces (Not Just Fast Load Times) Search engines now take into consideration how your website responds to user interactions (in addition to how quickly it loads). Interaction to Next Paint (INP) is the metric used to measure how quickly a website responds during user interaction. If your website is slow to respond to user interactions (i.e., if your website…  ( 9 min )

You are a seasoned guide, leading a feature team through the dense, logical landscape of your application. You've just shipped a brilliant new feature: a REST endpoint that returns a list of users with their recent orders, and a powerful GraphQL query that lets the frontend request users, their orders, and the products in each order. The business is thrilled. The frontend team is empowered. Then, the pager goes off. Your monitoring dashboard lights up with a cascade of timeouts. Your database CPU is screaming at 100%. A simple query for 50 users is now taking 8 seconds. You dive into the logs and see not dozens, but thousands of database queries. You've been ambushed by the most insidious of performance foes: the N+1 Query Problem. This isn't a bug; it's a failure of foresight. And for the…  ( 9 min )

Due to work responsibilities, I was unavailable for 11 days thereabout. I'm back now. Day 64 [October 22, 2025] I need to buckle down, as I'm still lagging on day day 3 & 4 goals, "Day 3-4: Control structures (if-else, loops)", as well as day 5 (and 6) goals, "Day 5-6: Functions and modules", and Day 7 target (exercises) (Meta AI, personal communication, August 8, 2025). If I haven't covered this, I can't make progress on day 8 - 63 goals. Goals: As extracted from the 'Python for Software Development' textbook by Halvorsen (n.d.): The New Age of Programming ✅ What is Python? ✅ Introduction to Python ✅ Interpreted vs. Compiled ✅ Python Packages ✅ Python Packages for Science and Numerical Computations ✅ Python Editors ✅ Python IDLE ✅ Visual Studio Code ✅ Variables ✅ Numbers ✅ Strings ✅ Strin…  ( 7 min )

https://github.com/cloudstreet-dev/Regular-Expressions By Claude Code Sonnet 4.5, over two days of tokens, 30 chapters.  ( 6 min )

The Conductor's Baton: Orchestrating Real-Time UIs with Turbo Streams There is a profound silence in the space between a user's action and the application's response. For years, we've filled that silence with JavaScript. A click happens, we fetch(), we get JSON, we painstakingly .innerHTML, we update state, we handle errors. We have become carpenters, hammering individual pieces of the DOM into place, one event at a time. But what if we've been speaking the wrong language? What if the browser doesn't need a detailed blueprint, but a simple, direct command? "Update this." "Append that." "Remove this other thing." Welcome to Turbo Streams. This isn't just another technique; it's a philosophical shift. It's the moment we stop being carpenters and become conductors. Our Rails backend is no lon…  ( 10 min )

Buy Me a Coffee☕ *Memo: My post explains a list (1). My post explains a list (3). My post explains a list (4). My post explains a list (5). My post explains a list (6). A non-empty list and empty list are: True and False, checking them with bool() respectively. False and True, inverting their truth values with not keyword respectively. print(bool([0])) # list print(bool([[]])) # list(Empty list) # True print(bool([])) # Empty list # False print(not [0]) # list print(not [[]]) # list(Empty list) # False print(not []) # Empty list # True A list can be checked: if a specific element is and isn't in the list with in keyword and with not and in keyword respectively. if the list is and isn't referred to by two variables with is keyword and with is and not keyword respectively. v = …  ( 9 min )

Titel: Wird AI den DJ ersetzen – oder nur besser machen? Tags: ai, music, product, discuss Seit Jahren lege ich auf Events auf. Parallel beobachte ich, wie generative AI, Recommender-Engines und Realtime-Analysis in die Booth drängen. Ersetzt das in Zukunft den Menschen? Meine kurze, praxisnahe Einordnung – und ich bin gespannt auf eure Gegenargumente. Katalog-Wissen & Tempo-Matching: Key/BPM-Erkennung, Harmonic Mixing, Autogain – alles zuverlässig. Modelle erkennen sogar Energielevel und Stimmungen (valence/arousal) aus dem Audiosignal. Schnelles Kuratieren: Für einen Style („90s RnB warm-up, 95–100 BPM, female vocal heavy“) baut ein Recommender in Sekunden solide Playlisten. Routine-Tasks automatisieren: Hot-cue-Vorschläge, Beatgrids, Dubletten checken, Smart Crates, On-the-fly-Stems (Vo…  ( 7 min )

If you’ve ever played around with ChatGPT or any large language model, you might’ve heard the word “token” thrown around — usually when someone talks about limits or pricing. But what exactly are tokens? Think of tokens as the smallest pieces of text an AI understands. They’re not always full words — sometimes just parts of them. “ChatGPT is awesome!” The model doesn’t actually “see” sentences the way we do. It sees a long chain of these tokens and tries to predict what comes next — that’s how it builds responses. Why does it matter? Because: Tokens decide how long your input or output can be (there’s always a token limit). Tokens also determine cost — AI tools charge based on how many tokens you use. And finally, they define context — the more tokens the model can process, the more it can “remember” in a conversation. In short, tokens are like the currency of understanding in the AI world. Every question, answer, and word you type is made up of them. Fun fact: the latest GPT models can handle over 128,000 tokens at once — roughly the length of a full novel. Imagine an AI reading an entire book and still remembering every detail — that’s the power of tokens.  ( 6 min )

Monetization Without Paywalls: The Future of AI Apps with Monetzly The biggest challenge in AI development is not just building an innovative application; it's figuring out how to monetize it without disrupting the user experience. As AI applications proliferate, developers face a dilemma: how to generate revenue while keeping their apps accessible and user-friendly. Enter Monetzly—your solution to the monetization conundrum. Imagine this: You’ve created an amazing LLM-powered app that users love, but you’re stuck in a cycle of high operational costs and no clear path to revenue. Traditional monetization strategies, like paywalls and subscriptions, often lead to user drop-off. Monetzly offers a groundbreaking dual-earning platform that allows developers to monetize their apps while keeping…  ( 7 min )

Beautiful New Music Making Environment! (GRM Atelier) Andrew Huang dives into the freshly released GRM Tools Atelier, celebrating his early-access peek and sharing how its unique “global” workflow totally changes the way you sculpt sound. From the super-slick interface to the friendly feedback loop with GRM’s team, this plugin feels like a breath of fresh air for creatives who hate wrestling with convoluted menus. Highlights include a mind-bending modulation system that lets you patch and shape parameters in ways you’ve never imagined, plus a hefty collection of audio generators and processors that span everything from subtle texture enhancement to full-blown sonic mayhem. By the end, Andrew’s verdict is clear: Atelier isn’t just another plugin—it’s a playground for your wildest sound design dreams. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

I challenged the Heswall GC Head Pro In the debut episode at Heswall Golf Club, I took on the resident head pro in a high-stakes £1,000 match. Titleist not only backs the series but is also pouring support into Heswall’s junior section thanks to our showdown. Huge thanks to Tom, the team at Heswall GC and everyone at Titleist—course details, gear links and discount codes are all in the description! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Jeff Su spills the secrets of the CORE workflow—a simple, four-step system (Capture, Organize, Review, Engage) he taught to over 6,600 Googlers. It’s tool-agnostic, kicks in within two weeks, and frees you from relying on memory or willpower by guiding you to capture info instantly, sort it with minimal fuss, check in regularly, and block out time to get stuff done. Whether you’re drowning in emails, meeting notes, or random ideas, this method covers all bases and makes productivity automatic. No fancy apps required—just commit to the routine and watch your to-do list shrink. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

rxResource — from request/loader to params/stream Angular 20 ships a refined Resource API. If you used resource()/rxResource() in v19, two names changed and status got simpler: request → params loader → stream (used for both querying and streaming) ResourceStatus → string union ('idle' | 'loading' | 'reloading' | 'resolved' | 'error') This post is a hands‑on guide to querying/paginating data with rxResource in Angular 20 using Signals, with typed results, status UIs, and a one‑file demo you can paste. import { rxResource } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop'; const pageRef = rxResource({ params: () => queryParams(), // reactive input (was `request`) stream: ({ params, abortSignal }) => // Observable/Promise factory (was `loader`) http.get('/api/it…  ( 9 min )

AI won’t replace QA — but QAs who use AI will replace those who don’t. 💬 Why this matters A few years ago, “AI in testing” sounded futuristic. As a QA Lead, I see a clear difference between testers who leverage AI and those who ignore it. And honestly — when we hire new QAs, I always pay attention to how candidates talk about AI. 🧠 1. Prompting as a core QA skill Prompting is basically asking better questions — but to AI. Why it matters: 1. Generate test cases from user stories 2. Translate acceptance criteria into concrete scenarios 3. Explore “what if” or edge cases quickly Example prompt: “Act as a senior QA. Generate 10 edge-case test scenarios for a signup form with CAPTCHA and rate-limiting.” 🪄 Tip: Always use context. Don’t just ask “generate test cases” — tell the AI what envi…  ( 8 min )

Decision Trees Evolved: Faster, Smarter Reinforcement Learning Imagine a self-driving car hesitating at a complex intersection or a robotic arm fumbling with a delicate task. Complex AI making suboptimal decisions? Current reinforcement learning often struggles to deliver both optimal performance and easily understandable decision-making, especially as problem complexity grows. What if we could unlock clear, high-performing policies with a radical speed boost? At its heart, this involves finding the best if-then-else structure, essentially a decision tree, that guides an agent through different states to maximize rewards. Optimizing decision trees within a dynamic environment is traditionally computationally expensive. The breakthrough lies in reframing the tree's construction as a very…  ( 7 min )

Some of this post's formatting was not preserved. For a better experience, check out the original post. Julia is a relatively new programming language In addition to the functionality In this post, BlochSim.jl, Note that this post assumes a basic understanding previous post You can head over Julia's website to download try out Julia in your web browser first. We need to install BlochSim.jl. julia> using Pkg; Pkg.add("BlochSim") Then we can load BlochSim.jl julia> using BlochSim Great, BlochSim.jl is installed and loaded, The Bloch equations manipulate magnetization vectors, Spin: Representing a Magnetization Vector BlochSim.jl uses Spins Spin represents an isochromat, Thus, to construct a Spin, julia> (M0, T1, T2, df) = (1, 1000, 80, 100) (1, 1000, 80, 100) julia> spin = Spin(M0, T1, …  ( 11 min )

Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins dives into M3GAN 2.0 with their trademark nitpicks… and comes away calling it pretty boring. Expect a rapid-fire rundown of every plot hole, questionable choice and awkward CGI moment in under half an hour. Besides the main video, they’re hustling their flagship site, Patreon, a reader poll and a suite of socials (YouTube spinoffs, Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok) plus a shout-out to the CinemaSins writing team. If you’re a fan of over-the-top film takedowns (and don’t mind the self-promo), there’s plenty to click. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far) CinemaSins dives into every Saw film’s biggest plot holes, cringe-worthy moments, and “sins” in this ultimate franchise roast. For more dose of cinematic nitpicking, hit up their main site, YouTube channels (TVSins, CommercialSins, CinemaSins Podcast Network), and stay current via their Linktree. Wanna get involved? Fill out their sinful poll, back the crew on Patreon, and follow the writers—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel—on social. Plus, chat with fellow sinners on Discord and Reddit, grab Jeremy’s book, and catch them on Instagram and TikTok. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’s snarky deep-dive into Tim Burton’s re-released classic, calling out every “sin” in record time—yet still celebrating the charm of Franky-boy. Expect their trademark humor and relentless nitpicking as they tick off plot holes, visual quirks and character curiosities. For more sinful content, hit up cinemasins.com or their linktr.ee for polls, Patreon support and community hangouts. The video is brought to you by writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel, and you can keep the conversation going on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok—or even grab Jeremy’s book. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less delivers CinemaSins’ signature blend of sarcastic quips and nitpicks as it gleefully picks apart the movie’s “death logic,” all while reminding you that, yes, it’s still hilarious nonsense. Along the way they sneak in a BetterHelp therapy plug for anyone who needs a laugh—or an actual therapist. Besides the main roast, they point you to the rest of the CinemaSins universe—TVSins, CommercialSins, their Patreon, a fan poll, Discord, Reddit, and all their social profiles—plus a shout-out to the writing squad behind the scenes. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The Alien VS Predator Series – Caravan of Garbage TL;DR After decades of comics, games and a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it crossover tease in 1991’s Predator 2, we finally got two live-action Alien vs. Predator movies (2004’s AVP and 2007’s Requiem). These films had their moments but largely failed to live up to sky-high expectations. This video bundles Caravan Of Garbage’s reviews of both movies and teases next week’s deep dive into the first four Predator films. Expect sharp takes, a few laughs and the usual banter you love. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Predator – Caravan of Garbage Review The team kicks off their four-week deep dive into the Predator franchise with the 1987 Schwarzenegger classic, celebrating it as the ultimate blend of ’80s action and sci-fi—the perfect mix of direction, writing, cast chemistry, creature design, mud, lasers and good old-fashioned explosions. Alongside the video review, they’ve got extended audio editions, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and merch up for grabs—so subscribe, follow their socials and consider supporting them on Patreon for all the extra goodies. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

!/usr/bin/env bash Linux-only Unicode tree with sizes and total files print_tree() { # Skip if not a directory [[ ! -d "$dir" ]] && return [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]] && return echo "${prefix}${dir##*/}/" shopt -s nullglob # Directories first local dirs=() for d in "$dir"/*; do [[ -d "$d" && ! -L "$d" ]] && dirs+=("$d") # skip symlinks done IFS=$'\n' dirs=($(printf "%s\n" "${dirs[@]}" | sort)) for i in "${!dirs[@]}"; do local d="${dirs[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" local new_prefix="$prefix" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && new_prefix+=" " || new_prefix+="│ " echo "${prefix}${branch} ${d##*/}/" print_tree "$d" "$new_prefix" "$maxdepth" $((depth+1)) done # Files next local files=() for f in "$dir"/*; do [[ -f "$f" ]] && files+=("$f") done IFS=$'\n' files=($(printf "%s\n" "${files[@]}" | sort)) local file_count=0 for i in "${!files[@]}"; do local f="${files[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#files[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" # Get size safely local size=$(stat -c "%s" "$f" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) # Convert to human-readable local hr_size if [[ "$size" -lt 1024 ]]; then hr_size="${size}B" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1048576 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024))K" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1073741824 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024/1024))M" else hr_size="$((size/1024/1024/1024))G"; fi echo "${prefix}${branch} ${f##*/} [${hr_size}]" ((file_count++)) done [[ $file_count -gt 0 ]] && echo "${prefix}└── Total files: $file_count" shopt -u nullglob } Usage: print_tree Example: unlimited depth from current directory print_tree $ROOT "" 0  ( 6 min )

!/usr/bin/env bash Unicode tree for Linux, directories first, files second, human-readable sizes print_tree() { [[ ! -d "$dir" ]] && return [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]] && return echo "${prefix}${dir##*/}/" # Directories first local d local dirs=() shopt -s nullglob for d in "$dir"/*; do [[ -d "$d" ]] && dirs+=("$d") done IFS=$'\n' dirs=($(printf "%s\n" "${dirs[@]}" | sort)) for i in "${!dirs[@]}"; do d="${dirs[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" local new_prefix="$prefix" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && new_prefix+=" " || new_prefix+="│ " echo "${prefix}${branch} ${d##*/}/" print_tree "$d" "$new_prefix" "$maxdepth" $((depth+1)) done # Files local f local files=() for f in "$dir"/*; do [[ -f "$f" ]] && files+=("$f") done IFS=$'\n' files=($(printf "%s\n" "${files[@]}" | sort)) local file_count=0 for i in "${!files[@]}"; do f="${files[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#files[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" local size=$(stat -c "%s" "$f" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) local hr_size if [[ "$size" -lt 1024 ]]; then hr_size="${size}B" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1048576 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024))K" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1073741824 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024/1024))M" else hr_size="$((size/1024/1024/1024))G"; fi echo "${prefix}${branch} ${f##*/} [${hr_size}]" ((file_count++)) done # Total files per directory [[ $file_count -gt 0 ]] && echo "${prefix}└── Total files: $file_count" shopt -u nullglob } Usage: print_tree print_tree . "" 0  ( 6 min )

!/usr/bin/env bash Unicode-style tree with file sizes and total files per directory print_tree() { # Exit if maxdepth reached if [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]]; then return fi # Ensure directory exists [[ ! -d "$dir" ]] && return echo "${prefix}${dir##*/}/" # Enable nullglob so empty dirs don't break loops shopt -s nullglob # Get directories first local dirs=("$dir"/*/) IFS=$'\n' dirs=($(sort /dev/null || stat -f "%z" "$f") local hr_size if [[ "$size" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then if [ "$size" -lt 1024 ]; then hr_size="${size}B" elif [ "$size" -lt $((1024*1024)) ]; then hr_size="$((size/1024))K" elif [ "$size" -lt $((1024*1024*1024)) ]; then hr_size="$((size/1024/1024))M" else hr_size="$((size/1024/1024/1024))G" fi else hr_size="?" fi echo "${prefix}${branch} ${f##*/} [${hr_size}]" ((file_count++)) done # Total files in directory if [ $file_count -gt 0 ]; then echo "${prefix}└── Total files: $file_count" fi shopt -u nullglob } Usage: print_tree Example: print_tree . "" 0 # unlimited depth print_tree . "" 0  ( 6 min )

According to a Software Engineer Who Landed 5 Tech Offers from FAANG and Unicorn Startups. When applying for my first software engineering role, I sent out 367 cold emails and LinkedIn messages. This resulted in 21 technical phone screens and ultimately five full-time offers from companies like Meta, Stripe, and three high-growth startups. However, most of those interviews only materialized after I started doing two crucial things: first, extensive networking with engineering managers, tech recruiters, and developers already working at my target companies; and second, completely revamping my resume based on their insider feedback. Here are the five biggest resume mistakes I identified, along with the changes needed to maximize your chances of landing that first technical interview. While y…  ( 8 min )

upercomputers: The Giants of Computation Driving Our Future Supercomputers are systems built to perform calculations at speeds and scales that defy imagination. They’re not defined by a single technology, but by always being at the cutting edge of computational performance. 🚀 What Makes Them Special? Extreme optimization: from architecture to software, everything is tuned for efficiency. Critical applications: from hurricane prediction to nuclear reaction simulations. 🧪 Real-World Applications Personalized medicine: simulating molecular interactions for drug discovery. Astrophysics: analyzing telescope data and running cosmological simulations. 🤖 Why Should Developers Care? Optimize algorithms for parallel environments. Design scalable software. Get inspired by their architecture to solve complex problems. 📎 This post is based on my full article (in Spanish): 👉 Supercomputadoras: Gigantes del Cálculo If you're into software development, AI, or high-performance computing, feel free to follow me and share your thoughts!  ( 6 min )

TL;DR — Use A...B for “what actually differs since the common ancestor”, A..B for “what’s in B that isn’t in A”. Start with ahead/behind counts and a stat diff, then drill into commit graphs, rename‑aware diffs, and range‑diff for rebases. Quick Answers (copy/paste) Double vs Triple Dots (mental model) File & Content Diffs That Read Well Commit‑Level Analysis (surgical view) What Will Actually Merge? (merge‑base) Triage & Impact (where the churn lives) Review‑Ready Workflows (pre‑PR / dry‑run) Windows / PowerShell Equivalents Pro Aliases (drop‑in) Decision Cheatsheet Replace A / B with your branches (e.g., origin/main and feature/payments). # How far apart are they? git rev-list --left-right --count A...B # → # High-level file summary git diff --stat A...B # Full con…  ( 9 min )

!/usr/bin/env bash Recursive tree with Unicode branches, directories first, then files Shows file sizes and total files per directory print_tree() { # Check maxdepth if [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]]; then return fi # Get sorted directories and files local entries=("$dir"/*) local dirs=() local files=() for e in "${entries[@]}"; do [[ -d "$e" ]] && dirs+=("$e") [[ -f "$e" ]] && files+=("$e") done # Process directories first local count=${#dirs[@]} for i in "${!dirs[@]}"; do local d="${dirs[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $((count-1)) ]] && branch="└──" echo "${prefix}${branch} ${d##*/}" # Recurse into subdirectory local new_prefix="$prefix" [[ $i -eq $((count-1)) ]] && new_prefix+=" " || new_prefix+="│ …  ( 6 min )

The Border Gateway Protocol serves as the Internet's primary routing mechanism, operating through interconnected relationships between network devices. At the core of BGP functionality lies the concept of peering relationships, where routers establish connections to share routing data across different networks. These BGP peer connections determine how internet traffic flows globally, affecting everything from connection speed to network costs. Effective monitoring of these peer relationships requires understanding session stability, route exchanges, and potential security vulnerabilities. Network operators must implement comprehensive monitoring strategies that go beyond basic connectivity checks to ensure optimal performance and detect issues before they impact users. BGP operates through…  ( 10 min )

What I did today On what I did today Concept behind this is to make sure i understood how to use the decision statement(if-else) Resources I used What I'll do tomorrow After finishing week-one forgot to open a pull request and merge my week-one branch to main. I'll try and impliment this and also learn how I will make sure my local repo is upto date with main. The sequence of doing this.  ( 6 min )

Hey there, fellow coders and game dev enthusiasts! In this article, I’m taking you on a deep dive into the creation of Tiny Hero, a simple yet exciting text-based role-playing game (RPG) I built using Python and the Rich library. This project is perfect for beginners or intermediate coders looking to level up their skills with a fun, manageable challenge. I’ll walk you through my learning journey, the design and development process, the hurdles I faced, and the lessons I learned, all with plenty of details to give you a real sense of building something from scratch. My goal is to inspire you to create your own game, even if you’re just starting out. Let’s grab our swords and dive in! ⚔️ Tiny Hero is a text-based RPG where you play as a brave hero battling foes like goblins, orcs, and arche…  ( 11 min )

What I did Today On what I learnt today if condition: Challenges I faced Resources I used What I'll do tomorrow Tomorrow I'll do a mini project on ticket booking and ticket checking to compliment what I've been learning.  ( 6 min )

Angular's Declarative Shift Antonio Cardenas for Turing's Oracle ・ Oct 19 #angular #webdev #typescript #javascript  ( 5 min )

You’ve prompted your large language model, a powerhouse of digital intelligence, to perform a task so simple a child could do it: “Write a short poem and save it to my desktop as poem.txt.” The AI obliges, composing a beautiful stanza in seconds. It presents the text to you in a pristine, ephemeral output window. You copy it, open a text editor, paste the content, and save the file yourself. The AI, for all its cognitive might, remains trapped behind the glass of its application, unable to touch your actual computer. This is the frustrating paradox of modern AI assistants. They possess immense knowledge but lack basic agency. They can reason about your file system but can't interact with it. They are brilliant minds suspended in a digital void. The bridge across this gap is the Model Conte…  ( 12 min )

SmashIt! Github Repo I built a full-stack web application. A full-stack application is a complete software application that includes both the front-end (what the user sees and interacts with) and the back-end (the server, database, and application logic). Smash It! is a performance tracking app for Table Tennis. Users can record and track their performance and compare it to other users within distinct groups. Coming up with an innovative idea is challenging. What can help with the process is identifying a problem. The inspiration for Smash It! came about to solve a problem my coursemates and I faced during our web development bootcamp. We would play table tennis every chance we got and we were quite competitive. My capstone project was a proof-of-concept built in a couple of weeks. Howeve…  ( 7 min )

North America's electrical grid depends on robust cybersecurity measures to maintain reliable power delivery across the continent. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has established Critical Infrastructure Protection standards that mandate comprehensive security protocols for utilities and grid operators. These regulations require organizations to implement rigorous safeguards against digital and physical attacks on essential power infrastructure. Building an effective NERC CIP compliance program demands more than following basic requirements—it requires strategic planning, cross-departmental coordination, and continuous adaptation to emerging threats. This guide examines practical approaches for developing sustainable compliance frameworks that protect critical electrical…  ( 10 min )

Introduction A few months back, I wanted to reserve a squash court, as usual, on a Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, everything was booked in my favorite club, so I started looking for other places. I was on my phone, which wasn’t very convenient, and every website was different — so I quickly got frustrated. This situation happened a few times, and then I realized I could make this task easier by creating a small app to check court availability for me. It seemed like a good small project. I have two small kids, so I don’t have much free time, but I decided to spend 15–30 minutes on it whenever I could — and here we are! What started as a quick idea to save a few clicks, turned into a mini project — a Python + FastAPI app hosted on AWS Lightsail, with full GitHub Actions automation. Duri…  ( 11 min )

Smart home devices and connected gadgets have transformed how we live and work, but they also introduce significant security risks. The discovery of a serious flaw in U-Tec's Ultraloq smart locks in 2020 demonstrates how iot vulnerabilities can expose users to remote attacks and unauthorized access. When attackers exploited weak authentication in the device's cloud API, they could unlock doors from anywhere without needing passwords or physical access to the hardware. This incident highlights the urgent need for developers and users to understand the security challenges facing Internet of Things devices and implement proper safeguards to prevent exploitation. Internet of Things devices face unique security challenges that make them attractive targets for cybercriminals. Unlike traditional …  ( 10 min )

I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course… (Ep. 1 – Heswall GC) Finch takes on Heswall GC’s head pro in a high-stakes £1,000 match to kick off his new series, all powered by Titleist. Not only are they backing this duel, but they’re also supporting club pros across the UK and investing in Heswall’s junior section. Big thanks to Tom and everyone at Heswall GC for hosting the match! Check out the links for more on the course and Finch’s gear (including a sweet discount). Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Jeff Su just opened up the exact productivity system he’s been teaching to over 6,600 Googlers for nearly a decade—a tool-agnostic, four-step workflow that you can pick up in under two weeks. Say goodbye to relying on your memory or willpower—this method captures every bit of incoming info, organizes it with zero hassle, reviews it during scheduled sessions, and blocks dedicated time to actually get things done. It really is that simple. Capture immediately, Organize with minimal friction, Review in a quick sit-down, and Engage by time-blocking your tasks. No fancy software required—just plug into what you already use and watch your efficiency skyrocket. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

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Photos are a beautiful way to capture moments, but they often feel static and flat. They preserve a snapshot in time but can’t fully express the emotions, movements, or stories behind the scene. What if you could transform your favorite photos into dynamic videos that truly bring those memories to life? With Image to Video AI, you can do exactly that. This powerful AI tool allows you to animate your photos in seconds, creating lifelike videos that showcase kisses, hugs, dances, and more. And now, there’s an exciting opportunity to earn free credits through their limited-time referral program. By sharing your personal referral code, you can invite friends to join and earn rewards to create even more incredible videos. Ready to animate your memories and unlock exclusive rewards? Let’s explor…  ( 9 min )

The Rosetta Stone of AI: Bridging Math, Logic, and Uncertainty Tired of AI systems that seem like black boxes, spitting out answers with no rhyme or reason? Ever wish you could prove your AI is making decisions that are within acceptable error margins? What if there was a unified framework to mathematically describe and reason about the behavior of probabilistic AI systems? This isn't science fiction. Imagine a mathematical structure that allows us to systematically simplify complex probabilistic systems while still guaranteeing bounds on information loss. This framework hinges on a new approach to quantitative abstraction, revealing a deep connection between metric spaces (distances between states) and logical semantics (how we interpret system behavior). Think of it like creating a sim…  ( 7 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 in 25 Minutes Or Less,” roasting the sequel for feeling pretty boring. The video description links to their main site, social channels (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Discord, Reddit), a viewer poll, and a Patreon invite—plus credits their team of writers. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) is CinemaSins’ latest takedown of the Saw franchise, complete with every nitpick, plot hole and gratuitous trap. The vid’s description doubles as a promo carousel—links to their main site, YouTube offshoots (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), a Linktree for news, a “sinful” fan poll and a Patreon shout-out for those who want more. They also spotlight the sin tally crew—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel—with social handles for each, plus invites to their Discord, Reddit, Instagram and TikTok hubs (and even Jeremy’s book) to keep the sin-counting party rolling. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Deploying a Shopify app to Heroku often turns into a juggling act — managing environment variables, and running separate commands to keep both Shopify and Heroku in sync. To simplify this process, I built shopify-heroku-cli a lightweight CLI that syncs your Shopify app’s environment variables with Heroku and deploys your app in just a couple of commands. In this post, I’ll show you step-by-step how to deploy your Shopify app to Heroku using the tool. Before we start, make sure you have the following installed and configured: Node.js >= 16 Shopify CLI — logged in to your Shopify app Heroku CLI — logged in to your Heroku account A Shopify app ready to deploy A Heroku app created (you can create one with heroku create my-shopify-app) Install the CLI globally using npm: npm install -g shopify-…  ( 7 min )

Part 2 - Structure and Composition Read Part 1 here. API-Led Connectivity is a proven architectural pattern for separating data, business logic, and representations across APIs. Numerous articles have been written about its advantages, but putting them into practice often raises many questions. We looked at the basics in Part 1. A System API should only connect to one System of Record. A System API is meant to be a clean layer of abstraction over a single data source. This one-to-one relationship makes your architecture clearer and more flexible: Focus and simplicity: the API clearly shows a single source, which makes it easier to understand where data comes from and how it is structured. Reusability and stability: APIs that are linked to one SoR are easier to version, reuse, and change…  ( 12 min )

In today’s fast moving digital world, businesses don’t just need marketers—they need strategists who can see the full picture. That’s where the role of a Full Stack Digital Marketer comes in. A full stack digital marketer isn’t limited to one area like SEO or paid ads. They understand how all the pieces fit together from content and analytics to strategy and execution—to create real, measurable growth. Core areas they cover: In simple terms, a full-stack digital marketer is what people call a “T-shaped” professional — someone with a wide understanding of everything, but deep expertise in a few key areas. For startups, small businesses, or even big companies, having (or becoming) a full-stack marketer means you can move fast, experiment freely, and grow smarter. It’s all about being adaptable and getting real results without wasting time. 👉 What do you think? Is the future of digital marketing about specialists, or about full-stack marketers who can connect the dots? Image Credits: Semrush digitalmarketing #marketingstrategy #businessgrowth #futureofmarketing #dev #SEO  ( 6 min )

Artificial Intelligence isn’t just changing how we work — it’s also transforming how we protect and attack. In 2025, AI has become both a digital bodyguard and a double-edged sword for freelancers and small businesses. Let’s unpack the tools that can safeguard your systems — and the ones cybercriminals are now using against you. AI-driven security tools are becoming smarter and faster than ever. They detect unusual patterns, block suspicious activity, and even learn from past attacks. Here are a few worth keeping on your radar: Tools like Darktrace and Cylance use machine learning to study your normal network behavior. When something unusual happens — like a massive data upload at 2 a.m. — they instantly flag or block it. AI filters in Microsoft Defender and Proofpoint now identify phis…  ( 7 min )

Read our original blog here We rebuilt onboarding around our MCP (Model‑Context‑Protocol) integration so developers start inside their editor with our SDK—not a detour through example apps or sandboxes. Early results: ~3× more users reach SDK install versus our previous flow, and they see real product value sooner. This piece shares why we made the change, how the MCP‑centered flow works, what we learned, and what’s next. Our north star for onboarding has always been simple: get users to the “aha” moment fast. With a SDK‑based product, that “aha” usually requires installing the SDK into the user’s own app—and that’s exactly where friction creeps in. We had invested heavily in a guided tutorial with three flavors: No‑code, in‑browser walkthrough Code sandbox to see real code without install…  ( 10 min )

Here is the repository link https://github.com/kumar111222rohit/web3-message-signer What is Web3? Web3 represents the next evolution of the internet, built on blockchain technology and decentralized principles. Unlike Web2, where centralized platforms control user data and interactions, Web3 empowers users with: Decentralization: No single entity controls the network Cryptographic Security: Digital signatures and encryption ensure authenticity User Ownership: Users control their own data and digital assets Interoperability: Seamless interaction across different platforms and protocols At its core, Web3 enables cryptographic proof of ownership and authenticity through digital signatures, which is exactly what I built in my first Web3 project. The Importance of Web3 Web3 is crucial becau…  ( 8 min )

In today’s fast-paced digital world, people upgrade their gadgets frequently, leaving behind countless devices that still work perfectly well. Instead of letting them collect dust or adding to electronic waste, many are now turning to used electronics marketplaces. These platforms offer a practical way to buy and sell pre-owned devices, combining affordability with environmental responsibility. A used electronics marketplace is an online platform where users can sell old gadgets and buy second-hand or refurbished devices. From smartphones and tablets to laptops, cameras, and gaming consoles, these marketplaces provide access to a wide range of products at reduced prices. Unlike traditional classifieds, these platforms are designed for safety and trust. Many include verification systems, qu…  ( 7 min )

This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge An Auth0-secured Agentic AI that turns your mood into music Music Moodboard Assistant is an agentic AI application that blends emotion recognition, music recommendation, and secure authentication to personalize Spotify experiences. The idea came from a simple, everyday frustration — when you feel sleepy, energetic, or unfocused, Spotify doesn’t understand that feeling directly. You must search, scroll, and tweak to find what fits your mood. Music Moodboard Assistant changes that. “I’m sleepy and need something relaxing.” Behind the scenes, the agent: Authenticates you via Auth0, ensuring all actions happen under your Spotify account securely. Analyzes your intent using an AI model hosted via OpenRouter. Uses Spotify APIs through Au…  ( 8 min )

How to Communicate Marketing Insights to Executives: The No-Drama, Decision-Ready Guide If you’ve ever watched a CFO’s soul leave their body during a 47-slide marketing review, this article is for you. Executives don’t need every chart. They need the sharp, defensible story of what happened, why it happened, and what to do next — ideally before their coffee cools. In other words: learning how to communicate marketing insights to executives is one of the most valuable (and career-accelerating) skills in analytics. This guide shows you how to turn chaotic dashboards into crisp narratives that spark action — with frameworks, examples, and a repeatable cadence you can put on autopilot. Why Executive Communication Is a Marketing Superpower Executives make portfolio-level decisions under time pr…  ( 13 min )

SVG icons are essential for modern web UIs, but managing them directly in templates becomes challenging as applications grow. This post demonstrates how we implemented a scalable approach to SVG management in DevsWhoRun Angular application using modern directives and TypeScript. Inline SVGs in templates lead to several issues: Sign in with GitHub Template Bloat: SVG markup clutters templates Duplication: Same SVGs repeated across components Inconsistency: Inconsistent rendering Maintenance: Updates require changes in multiple files Our solution consists of two key components: A TypeScript constants file…  ( 9 min )

Frontend is changing fast—AI automation is now super useful for frontend devs, not just backend. In 2025, n8n got really popular because it lets you set up clear, visual workflows for everyday tasks. The coolest part: AI models like GPT-5 and Gemini now work easily with n8n to help with things frontend devs need all the time. Automate simple stuff: Fetching data, processing forms, sending out notifications—do all this with easy visual steps Use AI for feedback: Let AI scan user feedback and sort it, write summaries or quick replies Build smart forms: AI checks if people fill out forms right before they even hit submit Let your workflows get smarter: The more your workflow runs, the more it learns and does things better Say you launch a new feature—lots of feedback, but sorting it all takes…  ( 7 min )

After 25 years navigating the wild west of digital security and building systems from scrappy startups to global enterprises, I've learned one undeniable truth: complexity is the enemy of both security and transparency. The digital divide isn't just about internet access; it's about digital trust. At BetterGov.ph, we're building the infrastructure of transparency, proving that open-source solutions, grounded in DevSecOps principles, can transform our government for the better, making it more resilient and auditable [2]. For too long, our government has been shackled by expensive, proprietary software that promises a lot but often delivers opacity and vendor lock-in. We keep hearing about multi-million peso systems that become black holes of accountability, leaving citizens scratching their…  ( 17 min )

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When people hear “millions of requests per day”, they imagine big clusters, Kubernetes dashboards, and five-digit cloud bills. Coupyn runs on $50/month. Coupyn was built solo — no investors, no team, no over-provisioned services. The challenge was to serve global traffic and track live analytics for nearly a million e-commerce companies while keeping infrastructure dirt cheap. Instead of scaling up, the entire stack was designed to waste nothing. Frontend Angular 20 SPA hosted on a small DigitalOcean droplet. Pre-rendered HTML for SEO, served by Nginx. Global caching handled by Cloudflare edge servers. Backend Node.js (Express) with minimal middleware. Custom memory caching layer for hot queries. Handles between 35–110 requests/sec with ease. Database MongoDB 8 (DigitalOcean Managed Cluste…  ( 7 min )

Building XMLtoMD: Real-Time XML Validation with Monaco Editor in Next.js I recently launched XMLtoMD, a free XML to Markdown converter with professional code editor UX. In this post, I'll share how I implemented real-time XML syntax validation using Monaco Editor. Most online converters use simple elements. I wanted: Syntax highlighting Real-time error detection Professional code editor feel Split-screen live preview Monaco powers VS Code. Benefits: Rich API for custom languages Built-in error rendering Familiar to developers Excellent TypeScript support XMLtoMD is completely free: https://xml-to-md.vercel.app/ Monaco's API is powerful but documentation is sparse Web Workers essential for large file handling Developer UX matters more than feature count Questions? Drop them below! 👇  ( 6 min )

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Intro Hi, guys! In this post we're going to talk about Next.js routing. This time we will only cover the core concepts of routing and in another post we will learn more about advanced concepts for a complete guide. In this guide I am going to use TypeScript. If you use JavaScript, just remove the types where necessary. The Core Route Files Dynamic Routing Typescript Helpers To define routes in Next.js, we use file-system based routing, which mean we use files and folders from within our app. When installing the Next.js app using: npx create-next-app@latest Next.js will create a folder app. You can safely delete everything inside it to remove the noise. This is of course not necessary, but I recommend doing it just to see every file in action without those boilerplate code from Next.js.…  ( 11 min )

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Harness the Power of LlamaColab: An Underrated Fine-Tuning Tool In the realm of natural language processing (NLP), fine-tuning large language models has become an essential step in achieving state-of-the-art results. Among the plethora of libraries and tools available, LlamaColab stands out as a hidden gem. This Python library seamlessly integrates with Google Colab, empowering developers to fine-tune models like BERT and RoBERTa with unparalleled ease. What sets LlamaColab apart? Ease of integration: LlamaColab eliminates the need for manual configuration and setup, allowing you to focus on fine-tuning your models. Simply import the library, and you're ready to begin. Google Colab compatibility: By leveraging the power of Colab, LlamaColab provides instant access to GPU acceleration, enabling faster training times and improved performance. Support for various models: LlamaColab supports a wide range of models, including BERT, RoBERTa, and XLNet, maki... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )

Forem Core Discussing the core forem open source software project — features, bugs, performance, self-hosting. core.forem.com GitHub - forem/forem: For empowering community 🌱 For empowering community 🌱. Contribute to forem/forem development by creating an account on GitHub. github.com  ( 7 min )

If you’ve ever heard that “Java supports only single inheritance”, you might think Java is limited compared to languages like C++ that allow multiple inheritance. But the truth is... Java gives you the best of both worlds — simplicity and flexibility — without the messy diamond problems. Let’s break it down 👇 🧩 What Is Inheritance in Java? Inheritance allows one class to acquire the properties and behaviors (fields and methods) of another. It’s one of the core pillars of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). class Animal { void eat() { System.out.println("Eating..."); } } class Dog extends Animal { void bark() { System.out.println("Barking..."); } } public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Dog d = new Dog(); d.eat(); …  ( 7 min )

This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge You know that feeling when you're applying to jobs at 2 AM, desperately trying to tailor your resume for the 47th time this week, and your Google Docs is giving you that judgy "Are you sure you want to save these changes?" Look? Yeah, I built something to fix that. Meet Resumify - an AI-powered resume assistant that doesn't just help you write resumes, it practically writes them for you. And no, it won't judge you for that "proficient in Microsoft Word" line you've been carrying since 2015. See Resumify transform a basic resume into an ATS-optimized masterpiece in under 2 minutes. Since showing is better than telling (and because my mom said screenshots count as evidence I'm actually productive): Here's the landing page in all …  ( 15 min )

This article was originally published on Rails Designer After last week's introduction of Perron, I am now announcing another little “OSS present”: a JavaScript-free JavaScript library. 🎁 Say what? 👉 If you want to check out the repo and star ⭐ it, that would make my day! 😊 Attractive.js lets you add interactivity to your site using only HTML attributes (hence the name attribute active). No JavaScript code required. Just add ⁠data-action and, optionally, data-target attributes to your elements, and… done! Something like this: Paint it black Paint me black Or if you want to toggle a CSS class, you write: data-action="toggleClass#bg-black". Or toggle multiple CSS classes: data-action="toggleCla…  ( 10 min )

One of the cool things about the way we've architected Hypertune is that experiments aren't something you reference directly in your code. Instead, they're created in the Hypertune dashboard and inserted into the rollout logic of a feature flag. Many teams manage feature flags and experiments separately, often using different systems for each. As a result, they end up with separate “experiment flags.” When testing a new feature, that means checking two flags in code: Your main feature flag — to control rollout to internal users, beta testers, etc. Your experiment flag — to split traffic between variants. At first, this might seem reasonable. But it quickly introduces complexity — and risk. In theory, the experiment flag should only be checked if the main flag is true. A user should only en…  ( 7 min )

I’ve always loved both maths and coding, but I never found a space where the two truly merge. So I decided to build one myself: MathHacks. It’s a weekend “mathathon” where participants build creative maths-based projects — visualisations, puzzles, small tools, or any idea that blends maths and creativity. Think of it as a hackathon, but for maths. The first MathHacks starts in 8 days and it’s completely free and open to everyone — students, developers, or anyone who enjoys problem-solving. Why I built it: I wanted a place to experiment with maths in a fun, hands-on way. I wanted something that feels creative, not competitive. I wanted a small, community-driven space for maths + coding lovers. If that sounds like your kind of weekend, come join in at the first mathathon I’d love to see what you come up with!  ( 6 min )

Introduction I found a way to avoid the well-known problem where “infinite scroll resets after a browser back,” using a modal that combines Next.js App Router’s Intercepting Routes and Parallel Routes. Even after using the browser back action, the scroll position of the infinite list is preserved. You can try it yourself with this demo app. This is a Next.js framework–specific approach, but I hope it helps anyone who is facing—or has faced—this problem. Notes This post does not explain the low-level details of Intercepting Routes or Parallel Routes. The main goal is to convey how the app feels when infinite scroll is combined with a URL-addressable modal built with Intercepting + Parallel Routes, via the demo app. The context is a web application, not a native app. Infinite scroll UIs h…  ( 10 min )

​FastAPI is getting more and more popular, as is building agents. Developers building agentic systems are starting to turn to FastAPI as one of the more ergonomic web frameworks for building endpoints and then adding on a Model Context Protocol (MCP) layer so that AI agents can discover and invoke those endpoints as “tools”. For example, with FastAPI-MCP you can take an existing FastAPI application, attach mcp = FastApiMCP(app) and mcp.mount(), and your endpoints become usable by an LLM-based agent with minimal extra work. But when it comes time to deploy your agent, how should you go about it? TL;DR: Heroku is great to start, but you pay for convenience with higher tiers, less control, and platform lock‑in. Defang keeps the Heroku‑like workflow but deploys your FastAPI app into yo…  ( 9 min )

The DevOps landscape demands more than just knowing CI/CD pipelines; it requires robust scripting skills to automate repetitive tasks, build custom monitoring tools, and manage infrastructure efficiently. Python is the undisputed champion for this kind of operational scripting. This structured learning path is designed for beginners, providing a systematic way to master modern practices, starting with the foundational skill set: practical Python programming. By tackling these hands-on projects, you will develop the practical skills necessary to transition from basic coding to building real-world operational tools. Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 65 minutes In this project, you'll learn how to create a simple 2048 game using Python and the Tkinter library for the graphical user interface. 204…  ( 8 min )

Flaky tests are one of the silent productivity killers in software development. They cause false alarms, reduce confidence in your test suite, and waste hours of debugging time. That’s why I built FlakyHunter, a comprehensive system designed to identify, analyze, and help resolve flaky tests across any software project. FlakyHunter is a full-stack application that combines a robust backend, an interactive frontend, and extensible plugins to support multiple testing frameworks. It helps developers and QA teams: Detect flaky tests in their codebase Understand the root causes behind test failures Track trends and patterns to improve test reliability Suggest potential remediation strategies Built with Python 3.13 and FastAPI for lightning-fast API responses. PostgreSQL database with SQLAlchemy…  ( 7 min )

INTRODUCTION: LITERATURE SURVEY ON EXISTING METHODS: Identifying the Problem Designing the Countermeasure: RNG-Aliasing Implementation Details It does not require additional or complex hardware like Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) modules. It can be easily integrated into existing embedded platforms with minimal resource overhead. This makes it lightweight, cost-effective, and practical for IoT and low-power devices. Integration with AES-256 Security Architecture AES Implementation and Power Analysis on STM32 Power Analysis Future Research Conclusion Bhatta, Niraj Prasad, and Fathi Amsaad. ML assisted techniques in power side channel analysis for trojan classification. Cluster Computing, vol. 28, no. 3, 2025. Bisheh-Niasar, Mojtaba, et al. Side-channel analysi…  ( 10 min )

“CSS evolves faster than your morning coffee cools.” So how do you, a developer with a product to ship, know when a CSS feature is safe to use? Let’s break it down — no fluff, no theory overdose — just clear tactics for testing feature support, using fallbacks, and shipping confidently in a world where CSS never sits still. Modern CSS is a marvel. not every user sees what you see. Different browsers, versions, devices, and update habits create a compatibility maze. In this post, we’ll cover: How to discover new CSS features How to test for feature support When to adopt new features How to create solid fallbacks And which tools & polyfills make your life easier The web community moves fast, but it’s surprisingly trackable if you know where to look. Follow the experts: Una Kravets (Chrome) J…  ( 9 min )

Revolutionizing Entertainment: The Rise of AI-Powered 'Dreamcasting' Imagine walking into a movie theater or sitting in front of your TV, only to be presented with a cinematic experience tailored to your deepest desires and subconscious thoughts. Welcome to the world of AI-powered 'Dreamcasting', the latest innovation that's set to revolutionize the entertainment industry. By analyzing audience brain waves, 'Dreamcasting' uses advanced machine learning algorithms to predict the most engaging storylines and character arcs that will captivate viewers on a profound level. This technology has the potential to create unprecedented viewer engagement, making the viewing experience more immersive and interactive than ever before. How it Works: Brain Wave Analysis: Viewers wear non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) headsets while watching a preview of a show or movie. Data Collection: The headset collects brain wave data, which is then analyzed by AI algorithm... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )

In modern data workflows, APIs are everywhere — powering everything from model inference to data extraction. Yet, handling API failures gracefully is often neglected by data scientists, who tend to focus on analysis and modeling while treating fault tolerance as a “software engineering problem.” However, failure handling is not just an engineering nicety — it’s what makes a data pipeline resilient, automated, and production-ready. When your data pipeline processes hundreds or thousands of files via APIs, a single timeout or upload error can halt the entire process. You depend on external systems — their uptime, latency, and error messages are outside your control. Failures aren’t binary — some require retries, others should be skipped or gracefully degraded. Without a structured strategy, …  ( 8 min )

Today started the day with solving the potd , was an easy one Things i did today : practiced few ques would be solving 1-2 more by eod . I am also planning to restart dev would do that from tmr . Good Night  ( 5 min )

Ever get that sinking feeling when you open the monthly AWS bill? That sense of "death by a thousand cuts" from resources you don't even remember creating? An unattached EBS volume here, an old snapshot there, a forgotten test server over there... Individually, they're small. Together, they are the silent budget killers in the cloud. For years, I've felt the pain of trying to answer two simple questions quickly: Are we wasting money? and Are we secure? The existing tools were often too complex for this simple task, too expensive, or required granting scary AdminAccess permissions to a third-party service. I wanted something different. I needed a tool that was: Fast: I want an answer in seconds, not after a 20-minute setup. Simple: One command, one summary. No complex dashboards. Secure …  ( 7 min )

enterprise artificial intelligence. AI in retail is not just about smart chatbots or better marketing analytics. It is about rethinking how the entire retail ecosystem operates, from strategy and forecasting to customer experience and delivery. It is the invisible layer that connects people, data, and systems into one intelligent network. Beyond Trends: The Real Shift Happening in Retail Retail used to be about predicting what customers might buy. Now it is about knowing what they will need before they do. Enterprise AI is enabling this change by turning raw data into foresight. It collects signals from millions of interactions, what customers browse, when they shop, what the weather looks like, and even what events are coming up. With this knowledge, companies can prepare in advance rathe…  ( 9 min )

TL;DR: While building AgentFlow, an open source orchestration engine for AI agents, I discovered fundamental differences from container orchestration. Kubernetes assumes deterministic workloads; agents are non-deterministic reasoning systems. This post explores the architectural challenges I identified and the design decisions I made to address them. Note: AgentFlow is a personal side project built to explore agent orchestration challenges. The observations and technical decisions in this post reflect my individual learning and experimentation, and do not represent the views, products, or architecture of my employer. All code examples are from the open source AgentFlow project. When I started building AgentFlow, the pitch was simple: "Kubernetes for AI agents." The analogy made sense, both…  ( 20 min )

What is JDBC? JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is a Java API that lets Java programs talk to databases. It provides classes and interfaces to send SQL queries, get results, and manage database connections. Using JDBC, we can build applications that work with different databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and more. Basically, it helps Java programs store, read, and update data in a database easily. The main 6 steps for connection of JDBC Import packages | Load Driver | Register Deiver | Create a connection | Create Statement | …  ( 6 min )

TL;DR I squared off against the Heswall head pro in a high-stakes £1,000 match on his home turf. Huge thanks to Titleist for backing the series, supporting club pros across the British Isles, and even boosting Heswall’s junior section thanks to this showdown. Massive shoutout to Tom and the team at Heswall GC for hosting an epic day of golf. Want more deets on Titleist, the course or my gear (with sweet discounts)? Check out titleist.co.uk, heswallgolfclub.com and my Linktree. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

If you’ve ever watched your site slow down under traffic or worse—collapse during a peak moment—you’ve felt the sting of inadequate performance testing. But what kind of test would have saved you? Load or stress? And why does it matter? This isn’t just a definition battle. It’s about making the right calls across your dev, QA, and SRE teams. It’s about knowing what to test, when, and how to automate it at scale. And most of all, it’s about bringing your testing culture from reactive fixes to proactive engineering. Let’s break it down and build it back up—Gatling style. In software testing, both load testing and stress testing measure how systems behave under pressure, but the key is in the type of pressure. Understand the key differences between validating expected traffic and testing extr…  ( 11 min )

Erase and Evolve: Selective Amnesia for Ethical Graph Neural Networks Imagine your AI stubbornly promoting outdated or biased information. Re-training from scratch is costly and inefficient. What if you could selectively erase unwanted knowledge from its memory, like deleting specific nodes from a social network without affecting the overall structure? That's the promise of graph unlearning. It's about surgically removing the influence of specific data points or connections in a graph neural network (GNN) without drastically impacting the model's overall performance or requiring a complete retraining. The key is to strategically "forget" information by focusing on the influence of connections, prioritizing the removal of high-impact edges. Think of it like weeding a garden: you want to r…  ( 7 min )

Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less sees CinemaSins back to roast the sequel, declaring it downright boring and unpacking every misstep with their trademark snark. Alongside the video, they plug their main site, YouTube offshoots (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), social hubs (Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok), a fan poll, and a Patreon link to keep the sin factory running. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) is CinemaSins’ ultimate breakdown of every “sin” they’ve spotted across the entire Saw franchise. Along the way you’ll get plugged into their main site, three more YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), plus a quick invite to fill out a poll and back the squad on Patreon. The credits roll with their dream team of writers—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel (all linked)—and a plug for all things CinemaSins: Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and even Jeremy’s new book. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

CinemaSins tackles Frankenweenie in under 14 minutes, piling on their trademark “sins” while still celebrating Tim Burton’s heartwarming tale. Expect snappy commentary, tongue-in-cheek nitpicks, and a reminder that no movie is safe from the sin count—especially not “Franky boy.” If you want more, they’ve dropped links to their main site, extra YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), a sinful poll, Patreon support, plus Discord, Reddit, and all their social feeds—because why watch just one sin video when you can have them all? Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less is CinemaSins’ latest “Everything Wrong With” roast of the horror franchise, lovingly poking holes in the film’s logic while celebrating its entertaining absurdity. Sponsored by BetterHelp (grab a discount for your first month), the video sticks to the series’ tried-and-true “nonsense but fun” formula—complete with Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel cracking jokes and tallying sins. Beyond the main feature, CinemaSins plugs its growing empire of channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, podcast network), social hangouts (Discord, Reddit), and ways to support the team (Patreon, polls, merch). Whether you’re a die-hard Final Destination fan or just here for the sin count, there’s plenty of bonus content to explore. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The Alien vs. Predator crossover finally hit the big screen in 2004 and 2007—first with Alien vs. Predator and then Requiem—but despite a few cool moments, both films largely fumble under the weight of their own hype. This video stitches together two Caravan of Garbage reviews to dive into what worked (and what didn’t) in those live-action mash-ups. Up next, we’re shifting gears to tackle the first four Predator movies. In the meantime, swing by bigsandwich.co for early videos, bonus podcasts and more, and don’t forget to follow the hosts on Twitter, subscribe for commentaries, or snag some merch if you’re feeling extra supportive. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Freelance backend developer here. 2025 has been the year I said yes to every MVP project. Go APIs, Python Flask apps, Node services. 108 deployments total. Tracked deployment costs like my survival depended on it because honestly it did. When Heroku killed free tier in late 2022 I thought whatever, I'll upgrade. Then November 2023 bill was €347 for 8 client MVPs. Math didn't math. Started spreadsheet tracking every deployment cost per project. Project 23. Simple FastAPI backend with Postgres. Client launched on ProductHunt. Got 437 signups in 6 hours. Railway hit me with usage warnings at 50 requests per second. Started at $5/month ended at $67 for week one. Client: "Can you predict monthly cost?" That conversation happened 4 times with different clients. After project 23 knew I needed tra…  ( 7 min )

Introducing Enthusiast v1.4 We tend to think of AI as operating on clean, structured data. E-commerce teams know better: most of their information comes as PDFs from vendors, spreadsheets with inconsistent formatting, or scanned purchase notes from clients. Embedding these unstructured sources into automated workflows has long been a challenge. With the latest release of Enthusiast 1.4, we’re closing that gap. Enthusiast is our open-source, agentic AI toolkit for e-commerce — enabling engineering teams to build custom AI agents grounded in product data and workflows, with full control over infrastructure, integrations, and models. In version 1.4, agents can now interact directly with uploaded files — from invoices and product manuals to catalogs and datasets — enabling richer, more conte…  ( 8 min )

Getting data from modern websites is not the same as it used to be- today, most websites render their data dynamically making it hard for traditional web scrapping tools to obtain any data. In this project: The Africa Energy project, we are going to use different tools to obtain data about Energy Indicators across 54 African countries for the years 2000 - 2022 from the The Africa Energy Portal. The project features: a web scrapper that extracts JSON data from API network responses. The Africa Energy Portal is a dynamic webpage that contains information about energy indicators across 54 African countries. The indicators are energy access, supply and technical aspects related to energy. The indicators are further broken down into sub-sectors such as 'Population access to electricity-National' which shows the percentage of people with access to electricity on a national level etc. The project uses the following technologies: a. Python for developing the web scrapping logic The scrapper utilizes Selenium to automate browser interaction such as loading the page and selecting all required themes, years and countries for precise data extraction. The scrapper obtains all the selected fields of the data ie; id, name, score, unit, region name, indicator topic, indicator source, indicator name, indicator group, year, url The data is extracted in JSON format and appended to an empty list before it is flattened and converted to csv format. Working on this project has been nothing short of a learning experience from the thought process of understanding the project, to learning of different ways to execute the project, to implementation of the same. You can check out the project on Github and feel free to reach out for inquiries or collaboration!  ( 6 min )

背景 應用程式主流的佈署方式演進至k8s, 開關機(pod) 變得頻繁, 不像是vm 時期, 除非垂直擴展否則永不關機. VM 在不關機的情況下, 就算應用程式更新版本, 舊process 仍然可以持續執行, 直到程式結束或timeout; 而佈署在k8s 的應用程式單位是pod, 交由k8s 代為管理, 當pod 因任何因素需要被關閉時, process 面臨仍然在執行, 但宿主(即將) 停止的窘境 先快速且抽象地說, 便是讓process 將任務處理完/交接, 再讓它離開 1. 將收到payload 寫回關聯式資料庫 2. 發送付款成功事件(e.g. pub/sub) 3. Async Jobs 若process 中途被殺掉，結果可能是: DB transaction 被異常中止, 誤以為某次交易沒有收到付款成功的webhook DB 寫入成功, 但事件沒發送 部分jobs 沒被執行 交給k8s 之後, 執行單位(pod) 掌控權已經不完全在你手上了 類型 說明 Horizontal Pod Autoscaler 離峰減少運算資源 Rollout / Rollback 發布新版/退回舊版 OOMKilled 記憶體抵達上線 LivenessProbe Fail 偵測失敗觸發重啟(非整個 pod, 會是以container 為單位) Node Failure 節點異常導致 Eviction Manual Delete 手動刪除 Pod 回想管理VM 時, 若系統相當忙碌, 大多時候我們會用top 指令去找出最忙而且判斷可殺的process, 並且毫不留情地送它一個SIGKILL(編號9)的終止訊號 $ kill -9 $pid 但其實我們也可以改送SIGTERM(編號15) 這個終止訊號, 若該程式的作者當初有埋設SIGTE…  ( 8 min )

Given the announcement of "The Future of Lodash", with Lodash joining OpenJS, I thought I'd express my ongoing love for Lodash and share one of the many reasons why it is still useful for me day-to-day. TL;DR Merge is an unsung hero of the library. In the absence of something like Immer, if you need to immutably update a deeply-nested object, you can do this: const properties = { /* ... */ }; setTracks((prev) => ({ ...prev, [trackId]: { ...prev[trackId], points: { ...prev[trackId].points, [pointId]: { ...prev[trackId].points[pointId], properties: { ...prev[trackId].points[pointId].properties, ...properties, } } } } })); Or you can do this: setTracks((prev) => merge({}, prev, {[routeId]: {points: {[pointId]: {properties}}}})) );  ( 6 min )

AWS Post Mortem Report Fecha del incidente: 19–20 de octubre de 2025 Región afectada: US East (N. Virginia) — us-east-1 Duración total: Aproximadamente 7 horas Severidad: SEV-1 (impacto crítico y generalizado en múltiples servicios) Entre el 19 y 20 de octubre de 2025, la región US East (N. Virginia) experimentó una interrupción significativa de servicios debido a un defecto latente en el sistema automatizado de gestión DNS de Amazon DynamoDB. El problema generó un registro DNS inválido para el endpoint regional de DynamoDB, lo que bloqueó la resolución de nombres e impidió la creación de nuevas conexiones hacia el servicio. Como consecuencia, múltiples servicios dependientes de DynamoDB —incluyendo EC2, Lambda, IAM, STS, ECS/EKS, Redshift, Fargate, Amazon Connect, NLB, entre otros— sufr…  ( 8 min )

This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Open Source Reflections This year, I had the pleasure of participating in Hacktoberfest 2025, and it was an exciting journey that provided me with valuable experiences and insights into the world of open-source development. Here's my reflection on the highs, lows, and everything in between. During Hacktoberfest, I contributed to multiple projects, but one that stood out was my repository, LeetCode in PHP. The repository focuses on solving LeetCode problems using PHP, and it’s been a rewarding experience maintaining it. I got to not only solve algorithmic challenges but also improve my PHP skills and learn new optimization techniques. The most exciting part of Hacktoberfest was seeing how open-source contributions can make a…  ( 8 min )

I didn’t set out to join a fandom. I played a game. I enjoyed it. That was supposed to be the end of it. But then I finished the second episode of Dispatch by Adhoc Studio and sat there, still in the glow of it, and realized something was pulling at me. A kind of emotional inertia. Yes, the writing was immaculate, yes the mechanics were smoothly executed. But more than that, I cared. About my decisions, about the characters and...I wanted to talk about them. I wanted to know what other people saw in them. I wanted to laugh at the same dumb lines and ache at the same quiet moments That’s when it clicked: this is what makes someone a fan. Not how many hours you’ve logged or how much merch you own. Just this: you care so much that the silence after the credits rolls feels too loud. And the …  ( 7 min )

If you’ve ever pushed a bug to production (and who hasn’t?), you know that cold sweat moment when an error alert hits your Slack at 2 AM. Debugging in production isn’t like fixing code on your laptop — there’s pressure, limited visibility, and real users depending on you. But with the right mindset and tools, you can handle it without breaking more things. Let’s walk through a safe and strategic way to fix production issues — step by step. Your logs are your first line of truth. Before touching the code or restarting anything, observe what’s actually happening. ✅ Tips: Filter logs by request ID, timestamp, or user session. Look for error patterns — repeating exceptions, failed API calls, or database connection errors. Avoid drowning in noise: focus on recently changed modules. …  ( 7 min )

Task 2: Array Formation The Task You are given two lists: @source and @target. Write a script to see if you can build the exact @target by putting these smaller lists from @source together in some order. You cannot break apart or change the order inside any of the smaller lists in @source. Example 1: Input: @source=([2,3], [1], [4]), @target=(1, 2, 3, 4) Output: true Use in the order: [1], [2,3], [4] Example 2: Input: @source=([1,3], [2,4]), @target=(1, 2, 3, 4) Output: false Example 3: Input: @source=([9,1], [5,8], [2]), @target=(5, 8, 2, 9, 1) Output: true Use in the order: [5,8], [2], [9,1] Example 4: Input: @source=([1], [3]), @target=(1, 2, 3) Output: false Missing number: 2 Example 5: Input: @source=([7,4,6]), @target=(7, 4, 6) Output: true Use in the or…  ( 9 min )

I released @acoolhq/react-tiny-store. It is a small external store that works with useSyncExternalStore, is hydration-safe, and keeps re-renders scoped with selectors. npm i @acoolhq/react-tiny-store I needed something between raw Context and a full-blown state library. Context + reducers made unrelated components re-render whenever a big object changed, and pulling in Redux/Zustand felt like overkill for a few shared slices. You want fine-grained renders without heavy setup. You have a few shared slices and don’t want a large framework. You care about SSR correctness with minimal API surface. A full-featured global state framework with time-travel and middleware. It’s a small, practical layer for the 80% case. Selector-based reads so only affected components re-render Works with SSR hydr…  ( 7 min )

Agar Frontend developer bo’lsangiz, qisqa vaqt ichida bir necha marotaba ishlaydigan kodlarga to’g’ri kelgan bo’lsangiz kerak. Ba’zi holatlar bo’ladi ularni biz optimization qillishimiz kerak bo’ladi. Masalan, foydalanuvchi inputga nimanidir kiritayotganida backenddan suggestions larni olib kelishimiz kerak bo’ladi yoki sahifa o’lchami o’zgarganida layoutni moslashtiradigan resize eventi bo’lishi mumkin. Bunaqa holatda kodingizni juda tez-tez ishga tushurishni xohlamaysiz, chunki bu ortiqcha API requestlar’ga, performance tushib ketishiga yoki yuqori GPU sarfiga olib keladi. Bu muammoni hal qilish uchun siz debouncing va throttling deb ataluvchi ikkita texnikadan foydalanishingiz mumkin. debouncing va throtling nima ekanini, ularning farqini va Javascript’da qanday amalga oshirish mumkinli…  ( 7 min )

TL;DR Hybrid work is here to stay, but thriving in it requires a deliberate mix of technology, culture, and soft‑skill development. This guide walks you through the current hybrid landscape, shows how to build a robust communication framework, cultivates trust, aligns productivity processes, and highlights practical ways to upskill your team—including a quick look at tools like softskillz.ai for targeted coaching. When the pandemic forced many companies to go fully remote, most organizations discovered that a binary “office vs. home” model was too limiting. The hybrid work model—where employees split time between a physical office and remote locations—offers flexibility, broader talent pools, and often higher employee satisfaction. Yet it also introduces friction points: misaligned expec…  ( 12 min )

Why Interoperability Matters in Healthcare? For example, a patient visits a primary care doctor, is referred to a specialist, goes in and out of lab visits, and then winds up in the emergency room. Each provider collects information. But if their systems do not talk to each other, important information can be overlooked. That can result in repeated tests, delayed diagnoses, or even dangerous errors. EHR, LIS), smart connected devices, and the user interfaces for patients and medical staff.(Source: ScienceSoft) Improved decisions around care: Physicians can view their full patient history instead of fragmented bits. Increased efficiency: No duplicate lab testing or unwarranted imaging. Lower costs: Sharing data cuts down on waste and bolsters value-based models of care. Empowerment of the…  ( 9 min )

TL;DR Growth isn’t magic—it’s a repeatable system built on data, experimentation, and human‑centered thinking. This article walks you through the mindset shift from “shipping code” to “driving adoption,” shows how to design a growth funnel, pick the right metrics, automate experiments, and avoid common traps. You’ll walk away with actionable checklists, a ready‑to‑run script for event tracking, and resources to keep learning. Developers love clean architecture, elegant algorithms, and ship‑ready features. Yet many products stall after launch because the team stops thinking about how users discover, adopt, and evangelize the product. Growth is the discipline that bridges brilliant engineering with market traction. It blends data analysis, psychology, and rapid experimentation—areas wher…  ( 11 min )

Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 sees CinemaSins ripping into the sequel for its lackluster thrills, dubbing the killer robot playmate “boring.” Alongside the snarky sin-counting, they plug their website, linktree, and Patreon, and beg you to fill out a “sinful” poll. The vid is crafted by Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel—plus friendly invites to join the CinemaSins squad on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and more. Just bring popcorn (and maybe some fresh jokes). Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

The concept of the T-shaped engineer isn't new. It's been around, quietly championed by forward-thinking tech leaders and organizations. But in 2025, as LLMs transform how we build software, this professional archetype has evolved from "nice to have" to essential. Picture the letter T. The horizontal bar represents breadth - a working knowledge across a wide range of technologies, methodologies, and domains. The vertical stem represents depth - expert-level mastery in one or a few specific areas. A T-shaped engineer might have deep expertise in distributed systems architecture while maintaining conversational fluency in frontend frameworks, DevOps practices, data engineering, and security principles. They can collaborate meaningfully with specialists across disciplines because they underst…  ( 7 min )

How We Built Ad Injection that Users Actually Appreciate: Introducing Monetization Without Disruption As AI applications continue to surge, developers face a pressing challenge: how to monetize their innovations without alienating users. Enter Monetzly—the first platform that empowers developers to both monetize their AI apps and earn revenue from hosting relevant ads. Think of it as the Google Ads for AI conversations, but with a focus on enhancing user experience rather than disrupting it. Creating a monetization strategy that doesn’t compromise user experience is no small feat. At Monetzly, we’ve engineered a unique ad injection solution that is conversation-native, meaning that ads are woven into user interactions naturally. This is achieved through our AI-powered contextual matchin…  ( 7 min )

3461. Check If Digits Are Equal in String After Operations I Difficulty: Easy Topics: Math, String, Simulation, Combinatorics, Number Theory, Weekly Contest 438 You are given a string s consisting of digits. Perform the following operation repeatedly until the string has exactly two digits: For each pair of consecutive digits in s, starting from the first digit, calculate a new digit as the sum of the two digits modulo 10. Replace s with the sequence of newly calculated digits, maintaining the order in which they are computed. Return true if the final two digits in s are the same; otherwise, return false. Example 1: Input: s = "3902" Output: true Explanation: Initially, s = "3902" First operation: (s[0] + s[1]) % 10 = (3 + 9) % 10 = 2 (s[1] + s[2]) % 10 = (9 + 0) % 10 = 9 (s[2] + s[3]…  ( 36 min )

TL;DR On this week’s episode of The Booth, Cody and Neil kick things off with mea culpas (and invite you to share yours), then dive into Neil’s big move to the ‘burbs, the eternal hardware-store loyalties debate, what they’re currently watching, and tips for making sense of social-media feedback. They also chat about Neil’s recent panel appearance at Columbia and sprinkle in a bit more golf banter along the way. They’re backing the Evans Scholars Foundation and say thanks to sponsors ServPro, Rhoback, and Stone Creek Coffee. If you’re into light-ad podcasts, you can subscribe to the No Laying Up newsletter and channel—or join The Nest for exclusive perks and minimal interruptions. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

When I started building a Chrome extension using the WXT extension framework and displaying UI components, everything looked great on the demo site, and Tailwind CSS was working perfectly. But the moment I injected my UI into website on LinkedIn... BOOM—my entire styling look ugly and small hole UI. Button lost their padding, text lost font family, margin reset etc. At first, I Thought--- "This must be a path issue... maybe css not import on react index file." But the actual reason was something deeper- When you build UI components in the Shadow DOM feels like a perfect solution: ✅ No CSS conflicts At least, that’s what I expected. This blog is a case study of the exact problem I faced, how I solved it, and what you should do if you face the same! But instead, I hit a strange styling bug:…  ( 9 min )

I recently attended GOTO conference in Copenhagen (https://gotocph.com/2025, you can find the slides for some of the presentations there) and would like to share some of the interesting topics. This is about organisations, but I think it has even wider application. There are 2 types of organisations which differ only by the answer to the question: are people bad or good? These 2 approaches can be seen in my opinion everywhere when there is a group of people which need to follow any rules. This can be for example how the city authorities deal with passengers as far as transportation is concerned. However, the forest is rare. There are also quite many desert people who like the yellow and in fact most of the organisations are like Sahara. I think the key is just to realize these 2 landscapes exist and know which one suites you best to be able to work effectively. https://tidyfirst.substack.com/p/forest-and-desert https://martinfowler.com/bliki/ForestAndDesert.html  ( 6 min )

Demo Video: A complete example of building a product list page with the Nop platform This article demonstrates a powerful low-code development workflow, perfect for building admin backends. You can quickly create a fully functional backend, and the platform's built-in mechanisms automatically provide product-level customization capabilities without any extra design. We'll use the nop-app-mall sample e-commerce project as our example. Project Source Code: nop-app-mall on Gitee 1. Designing the Data Model in Excel The foundation of our application is a data model defined in an Excel spreadsheet. This file describes your database tables, fields, and their relationships. In the Excel model, you can configure: Tags: Add annotations for fields and tables. For example, seq means the field val…  ( 10 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins just dropped a 14-minute “Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie” video to celebrate Tim Burton’s dog-bringing-boy-back-to-life flick returning to theaters. They apply their signature “sins” to the otherwise awesome movie, sprinkle in jokes, and remind you that even “Franky-boy” isn’t sin-proof. They also plug their site (cinemasins.com), YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), a poll, Patreon support, Discord, Reddit, and all the writers’ and socials’ handles—basically every corner of the internet they can find. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Last month I was joking with a friend about possibly traveling to Bali in December. I didn’t search it, didn’t message anyone about it, and didn’t even type the word “Bali” anywhere on my phone. And yet — the next day my Instagram Reels were full of Bali travel videos. Coincidence? Or does Instagram secretly listen to us through our phones? This question — “Is Instagram listening to me?” — pops up in conversations everywhere. The short answer: almost certainly not in the way people imagine. But the full answer needs a look at how recommendation systems work, why coincidences feel eerie, and what data apps do have access to. How recommendation engines predict what you want to see Instagram’s feed and Reels recommendations are powered by machine learning models that examine a lot of signals.…  ( 7 min )

TL;DR In this guide, you will learn how to build a full-stack AI shopping assistant using CrewAI Flows, paired with the Tavily Search API in the backend. We'll then walk through adding a frontend to the shopping agent using CopilotKit to interact with it. The AI shopping assistant will be able to search products on commerce platforms such as Amazon, Target, or eBay- extract structured product data and provide tailored product recommendations. Before we jump in, here is what we will cover: What are CrewAI Flows? Building the AI shopping assistant backend using CrewAI, Tavily, and CopilotKit Building the AI shopping assistant frontend using CopilotKit. Here is a preview of what we will be building: What are CrewAI Flows? Flows are a flexible building block in CrewAI …  ( 54 min )

The concept of autonomous agents, software that can operate, transact, and make decisions on-chain without constant human supervision has been around for a while. However, widespread adoption has been hampered by incompatible frameworks, isolated registries, and trust assumptions. ERC-8004 is a proposed Ethereum standard designed to address these challenges by providing a minimal yet extensible framework for agent discovery and trustless interaction. The standard defines three core registries: Identity: Assigns each agent a unique ID and links it to off-chain metadata describing capabilities, supported protocols, and domains. Reputation: Creates an on-chain audit trail of client-authorized feedback, enabling reputation tracking without storing all data on-chain. Validation: Supports task …  ( 7 min )

Introduction Have you ever wondered what happens when you simply touch your phone or biometric fingerprint sensor, and it instantly unlocks? It's a blend of electronics that capture your unique fingerprint, algorithms that understand and verify it, and machine learning that enhances security. In this blog, we will explore sensor electronics and the data structures and algorithms (DSA) that empower it. FIG: 1 - The image illustrates the process of a fingerprint recognition system Source: researchgate A typical fingerprint recognition system performs the following steps: Capture the fingerprint using a hardware sensor. Preprocess the image to clean it up. Extract key features (called minutiae). Match those features to a stored template using algorithms. Embedded system and machine learn…  ( 11 min )

A Usabilidade para além do Front-end Quando falamos em "usabilidade", é quase automático pensarmos em interfaces bonitas, botões no lugar certo e telas que respondem rapidamente. Em resumo: a experiência do usuário final. Mas e se eu disser que a usabilidade é um conceito que deveria ser aplicado muito antes do front-end? Que ela começa no coração do sistema: o back-end. Um back-end com boa usabilidade não é sobre ter uma "interface gráfica bonita" (afinal, o "usuário" aqui é, na maioria das vezes, outro desenvolvedor ou sistema). É sobre criar uma experiência fluida, intuitiva e eficiente para quem vai consumir, manter e expandir o seu código. Pense no back-end como a cozinha de um restaurante. O cliente (o Front-end) só vê o prato lindo e saboroso. Mas se a cozinha (Back-end) for bagu…  ( 9 min )

Hey everyone! I’ve got some exciting news to share. Google AI Studio just rolled out a big update ! It basically turns the platform into a free AI app builder. If you’ve used pricey prototyping or AI development tools like Lovable AI before, this new Build feature feels like Google’s simple (and surprisingly powerful) alternative. You can build, test, and even deploy apps directly inside the Studio, all for free. After logging in to aistudio.google.com, I spotted a new Build option on the left panel. The interface is clean and intuitive. At the top, there’s a prompt editor where you describe your app idea. Below that, you’ll find various tools you can connect to, such as Image Generation, Google Search, Voice-to-Speech, and the one I picked for my test project: Analyze Image. Before writ…  ( 7 min )

Oasis, the team behind the Sapphire confidential EVM, has launched what might be one of the boldest blockchain security experiments in recent years: a public challenge to break their TEE-based system. There’s one Bitcoin (wBTC) locked in a Sapphire smart contract. If anyone can extract the private key controlling it, the funds are theirs. No bug report. No triage. Just proof through action. The setup is simple but powerful: a smart contract deployed on the Sapphire Mainnet generates a keypair entirely inside an Intel SGX enclave. The private key never leaves the TEE, never exists in plaintext, and has no API or function that can export it. Only the derived Ethereum address: 0xCEAf9abFdCabb04410E33B63B942b188B16dd497 , is public and holds the 1 wBTC bounty. The contract code is verified and…  ( 8 min )

‎"Your Brand is Only as Strong as the Team Behind It" ‎ ‎When Steve Jobs founded Apple, he did not just hire personnel—he built a movement. The personnel who walked in with him were not just qualified professionals but those who embarked on his mission of innovation, simplicity, and design excellence. And what came out of that? A brand that changed the world. ‎ ‎If you want to create a brand that stands the test of time, you need a team who completely understands and shares your core values and vision. But how do you ensure that your team doesn't just understand but lives and breathes your brand's purpose? ‎ ‎Why Team Alignment Matters ‎ ‎A brand is not a logo, nor is it a slogan on a billboard—it's a commitment. Your teammates are the people making that promise a reality daily through the…  ( 8 min )

Why This Process Matters: Microsoft's Automation Status Design The Hidden Challenge with Azure DevOps Automation Status Here's something most QAs don't realize: You cannot manually set the "Automation Status" field to "Automated" in Azure DevOps. The dropdown only shows "Not Automated" and "Planned" options. So how do test cases get the "Automated" status? Here's the secret: Microsoft designed Azure DevOps with a specific workflow in mind: Associated Automation Tab = Source of Truth The "Associated Automation" tab should contain the actual automation details This tab represents the real connection between test cases and automated tests Automation Status = Calculated Field The "Automation Status" field is designed to be automatically triggered When you populate the "Associate…  ( 9 min )

I recently stumbled upon a fascinating discussion surrounding the DeepSeek-OCR paper and its implications for how we think about inputs for large language models (LLMs). You know that moment when you realize there’s a whole new angle to a problem you thought you understood? Yeah, that was me! It got me thinking: could pixels actually be more effective inputs for LLMs than text? Talk about a paradigm shift! Ever wondered why we’ve all been so obsessed with text as the primary input for AI models? I mean, it’s been the norm for ages. But what if I told you that pixels—the very building blocks of images—could offer a richer input for these models? That’s the crux of the DeepSeek-OCR conversation. With the rapid advancements in computer vision and NLP, isn’t it time we opened our minds to new …  ( 8 min )

The Hook: When ChatGPT Went Down in 2024 In 2024, ChatGPT went down globally for hours. While engineers scrambled to debug, the internet laughed its way through the chaos. That moment said everything about modern tech: precision meets unpredictability, logic meets laughter. The world saw both sides of innovation — the serious and the absurd — collide in real time. And somewhere in that tension lies the truth about how real breakthroughs are born. Some Days I’m a Techie. Some Days I’m a Clown. The techie in me loves precision — clean logic, elegant code, perfect systems. The clown in me loves chaos — weird ideas, wild experiments, and laughing at the absurd. For years, I tried to silence one side. But here’s what I’ve learned over years of working with teams and systems: Innovation does…  ( 7 min )

Intro In the last blog, we learnt how to create a YouTube Support agent with OpenAI Agent Builder and used it. However, the workflows / product changes vastly when met with production. Multiple factors like speed, efficiency, scalability, performance, quality, observability and many more needs to be taken care. Luckily for us, OpenAI have got us covered with their newly released Chat-Kit support, that offers one click deployment support onto any website / webpage / product. So, this blog explores how to leverage OpenAI Agent Builder, Chat-Kit and Rube to create a customer support agent, deploy it to production and embed it for general usage. Let’s get started! Note: You can follow the same process for YouTube Agent also, but to keep things fresh, we will build a customer support agent! …  ( 10 min )

We Need to Talk About How Toxic Dev Culture Has Become (And How We Fix It) Elvis Sautet ・ Oct 23 #culture #community #mentalhealth #webdev  ( 6 min )

Introduction The match expression is a PHP feature that I love using. It was introduced in PHP 8.0 (released in November 2020), so it's been around for a while now. But I thought I'd put together a Quickfire article about it to help spread the word, for anyone (such as those new to PHP) who may not be aware of it. match Expression in PHP The match expression allows you to compare a value against multiple conditions and return a given result (although a result doesn't necessarily have to be returned). It's similar to a switch statement in the sense that you can define "branches" based on different conditions. However, a key difference is that the match expression uses strict comparison (===), whereas a switch statement uses loose comparison (==). This means that with match, the types of…  ( 10 min )

Protect your Next.js API endpoints with JWT authentication and middleware-based route protection. 👉 Read the full guide on Djamware: https://www.djamware.com/post/68f99de910360530b36a6596/secure-api-routes-in-nextjs-with-middleware-and-jwt  ( 6 min )

Today I finally understood what makes React so powerful — state. Once you realize that your UI is just a reflection of state, React suddenly clicks. I created a small component that shows three steps: Learn React ⚛️ Apply for jobs 💼 Invest your new income 🤑 It includes “Next” and “Previous” buttons to move through steps, and a close button to hide the section. useState, I learned how to control what appears on screen based on the component’s state. Update State Based on Current State When updating a value using its previous value, always pass a function to the setter: setStep((s) => s + 1); That ensures React always uses the latest version of state — even with multiple updates. One Component = One State Every component has its own state — completely independent from others. UI as a Function of State The best way to think about React is: 🖥️ UI = f(state) Whenever your state changes, React re-renders the UI to match. When to Use State Use useState for data that should change over time or control the UI, like: Whether a modal is open Which step the user is on A toggle or input field If a value doesn’t affect what the user sees, use a normal variable instead — not state. 👉 Use state for anything dynamic. Understanding state changed the way I see React. thinking in terms of state transitions. Now, every time I build something dynamic, I ask myself: “How should my component look when this piece of state changes?” And that’s when React truly starts to feel alive. ⚡ I’ll keep experimenting with multiple states in one component and later explore Context and Reducers to manage complex state.  ( 7 min )

In previous posts, I’ve introduced some of the key syntax and features of Turbine, a Markdown-inspired scripting language. out parameter, a mechanism for returning multiple values from a function, similar to how C and C++ handle it. In Turbine, a function can only have one return value. But sometimes, you want to return a main result and an additional status flag, for example, when you want to detect division by zero in a divide() function. Many scripting languages, such as Python, can easily return multiple values using tuples: def divide(a, b): if b == 0: return 0, False return a / b, True result, ok = divide(10, 2) That’s convenient and expressive. references or pointers to return additional results: int divide(int a, int b, bool &ok) { if (b == 0) { ok = f…  ( 8 min )

If you spend a good chunk of your day in the terminal, you know how much difference a well-tuned shell can make. For years, I worked with the default Bash setup. Yeah, it got the job done, but it always felt a bit… dull. Then I discovered Zsh, a powerful, extensible shell that turns the command line into a fast, elegant, and personalized workspace. This blog post is my personal guide to configuring the command line with all the tools I use most often. So, let's start. My preferred distro for development is Ubuntu (either as WSL or a standalone version) First things first - update: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y Then we can download the latest zshell from the repository: sudo apt install zsh and make it your default shell chsh -s $(which zsh) I’m using a combination of Oh My Zsh …  ( 7 min )

By 2030, “5G-only” MVNOs won’t cut it. Speed and coverage have become baseline expectations. The real differentiator? Edge-native architecture — and for developers building IoT, AR/VR, smart city platforms, or low-latency apps, this shift changes everything. Edge-native MVNOs don’t just provide connectivity; they process data closer to the device, rather than sending everything back to a central hub. This enables: **Real-time insights: **IoT sensors, connected vehicles, or industrial equipment can generate actionable data instantly. Low-latency operations: Critical for applications like autonomous cars, remote surgery, or AR/VR. Compliance by design: Data processing can respect local privacy laws and data sovereignty requirements. For developers, this translates into faster response times,…  ( 6 min )

I've spent the last month living inside of Codex CLI. Here are the most helpful tips. I copy and paste images into Codex all the time. The easiest way to do this is to capture it into your clipboard and paste directly into the CLI Capture to clipboard: ⌃ (control) + ⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + 4 Past into Codex CLI: ⌃ (control) + v Client side review is a must before you push commits and merge PRs. You can trigger this with /review command. Codex is specifically trained to identify technical errors and it does not waste your time with a bunch of slop. Instead it focuses on 1-2 critical bugs. I alternate between /review and please fix until there are no more issues detected. Then the code is ready to push. Codex can work autonomous for over an hour. A trick to unlocking this is to create a …  ( 8 min )

Analysis of 11,805 coding sessions from 68 developers tracked over 3 months. Developers spend just 1.4% of their time using VS Code's debugger - most rely on console.log statements instead. 68 developers tracked over 3 months (July-October 2025) 11,805 coding sessions (30-minute intervals) averaging 18 minutes of active coding each 3,526 hours of active coding time analyzed (excluding idle time) All data collected via FlouState automatic tracking Building FlouState solo meant debugging felt like half the job. Those late-night sessions hunting down edge cases were exhausting - terminal full of console.log() statements, manually reproducing bugs, reading stack traces. After 3 months (203 hours tracked), I looked at my own data and saw something surprising: I spent 0.2% of my time using VS C…  ( 10 min )

I went head-to-head with Heswall GC’s head pro in a £1,000 match, backed by Titleist—who aren’t just sponsoring this series, but have also pledged support for the club’s junior section based on how this showdown plays out. Huge thanks to Tom and everyone at Heswall for hosting such an epic day on the links. For more on Titleist gear, head to https://www.titleist.co.uk. Check out the course at https://www.heswallgolfclub.com, and grab my kit (with discounts!) over at https://linktr.ee/finchgolfmedia. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Jeff Su breaks down the CORE workflow he’s used with over 6,600 Google employees: Capture everything on the spot Organize with zero friction Review in scheduled sessions Engage by time-blocking your tasks It works with whatever apps you already love and becomes second nature in about two weeks—no more mental juggling or caffeine-powered willpower sprints. Alongside a punchy YouTube walkthrough, Jeff’s also dropped links to his blog post, newsletter, favorite prompts/templates, and even a Notion Command Center. Dive in, snag the resources, and kiss sticky-note chaos goodbye. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

In my previous posts in the series, I described an AI Scoring Agent prototype that was designed to score open-ended student responses using a scoring guide. While the agent performed well in some cases, my last post outlined a number of ways in which it fell short. This final post is written more from my educator perspective, and shares my lessons learned about AI in student assessment. Although this has shown that AI agents should NOT score student assessments, I also share some new directions in which this type of tool could be appropriate and helpful. This was highlighted in my last post, so I will not repeat the evidence here. I am admittedly an AI skeptic in regards to education, so this lesson is not at all surprising to me. Hallucinations generated by the LLM are the biggest concern…  ( 11 min )

Hey friends! Last week's test suite work has set us up to start fixing code this week. Since we have safe guardrails in place, we can confidently rewrite The Gilded Rose's code and not worry that we're breaking everything. Come see what cleaner code looks like!  ( 6 min )

They don’t tell you this in bootcamp, but coding is basically emotional damage with syntax. 😅 One minute you’re like: “I’m a genius — I just solved a bug!” And the next minute you’re like: “Why is this semicolon ruining my entire life?” Let’s be real — we’ve all been there. Coding isn’t just about logic, it’s about emotional resilience. You’re not just building software — you’re building character. 😂 Here’s the truth nobody says out loud: Even the best developers Google the same question five times a day. We all copy-paste from Stack Overflow like it’s a sacred ritual. We all say “just one last test” 47 times before pushing to production. But here’s the beauty in it — Coding teaches you how to keep trying even when nothing works. It teaches you patience, problem-solving, and humility. And sometimes… it teaches you new swear words. 💀 So if you’re feeling stuck or frustrated, remember — every great developer once broke down over a missing bracket. The difference between junior and senior isn’t how much they know — it’s how calmly they panic. 😎 💬 What’s your funniest “coding meltdown” moment? Drop it below — let’s laugh (and cry) together. 👇  ( 6 min )

I made an app that might help you find a job, maybe. SearcherO Web App it costs $0.10 per request with a $1 free credit. you start with an anonymous login but you can login with google or github to connect to all devices. I hope it helps you but its not a guarantee.  ( 6 min )

Once your web application hits production, the most critical question becomes: how is it performing right now? Logs tell you what happened, but you want to spot problems before users start complaining. In this article, I'll share how I built a complete monitoring system for Peakline — a FastAPI application for Strava data analysis that processes thousands of requests daily from athletes worldwide. What's Inside: Metrics architecture (HTTP, API, business metrics) Prometheus + Grafana setup from scratch 50+ production-ready metrics Advanced PromQL queries Reactive dashboards Best practices and pitfalls Modern monitoring isn't just "set up Grafana and look at graphs." It's a well-thought-out architecture with several layers: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ FastAPI Appl…  ( 16 min )

Welcome back to Day 3 of our DSA Problem Series, where we explore one problem each day, understand its logic, and break it down into clean Java code. Today’s challenge is a classic stack-based problem — Problem Statement Given an array of integers, for every element, find the next greater element that appears to its right. Example: Input: [ 4, 5, 2, 10, 8 ] Output: [ 5, 10, 10, -1, -1 ] Explanation: For 4, next greater is 5 For 5, next greater is 10 For 2, next greater is 10 For 10, no greater element → -1 For 8, no greater element → -1 Brute Force Thought A straightforward approach would be: For each element, look to its right until you find a greater number. We can do better with a stack. Optimized Stack-Based Solution (O(n)) public static int[] nextGreator(int[] arr) { Stac…  ( 7 min )

Are your files and folders missing after you run the newly created image? This is a common issue when building images with Packer. It is a widely used tool for creating machine images in a repeatable and automated way. When using the QEMU builder to generate local or CI-friendly images, it's common to upload files with the file provisioner and configure systems using shell provisioner. One often overlooked but critical part of this workflow is how the virtual machine shuts down after provisioning. Without a proper shutdown, the resulting image can be unstable, incomplete, or even unbootable. graceful shutdowns matter. After provisioning completes, Packer snapshots the virtual disk to produce the final image. If the guest operating system is not properly shut down before this snapshot, yo…  ( 7 min )

Introduction In cloud environments, organizations often segment their IT infrastructure into multiple virtual networks (VNets) for better security, performance, and management. For instance, a company may separate core IT services such as DNS and security from departmental workloads like manufacturing or R&D. However, in many cases, applications and services across these networks still need to communicate securely for example, when a manufacturing app needs to access a shared DNS or authentication service hosted in the core network. This is where Azure Intersite Connectivity comes in. By implementing Virtual Network Peering, you can connect multiple VNets in Azure, allowing traffic to flow privately through Microsoft’s backbone network without requiring VPNs or gateways. In this hands-on…  ( 8 min )

September was an exciting month for the LitmusChaos community! From insightful discussions in our calls to strong GitHub activity and growing engagement on social platforms, the community continued to thrive as we geared up for Litmus 4.0 and Hacktoberfest. Here’s a look at what happened in September. The community remained active on GitHub throughout September: Stars gained: 35 ⭐ Issues: 9 total (6 open, 3 closed) Pull Requests: 7 total (4 open, 3 merged) The activity shows steady engagement from contributors and continued momentum in maintaining and improving LitmusChaos. Here is the graph showing our installation chart for September: Mid-month spike: Around 1.2K installations End-of-month jump: Roughly 3.6K installations on Sep 30 Average daily installations: ~300–350 This surge indic…  ( 7 min )

Every click, swipe, and voice command that feeds into artificial intelligence systems passes through human hands first. Behind the polished interfaces of ChatGPT, autonomous vehicles, and facial recognition systems lies an invisible workforce of millions—data annotation workers scattered across the Global South who label, categorise, and clean the raw information that makes machine learning possible. These digital labourers, earning as little as $1 per hour, work in conditions that would make Victorian factory owners blush. These workers make 'responsible AI' possible, yet their exploitation makes a mockery of the very ethics the industry proclaims. How can systems built on human suffering ever truly serve humanity's best interests? The modern AI revolution rests on a foundation that few i…  ( 27 min )

Hey, Flutter fam! Samuel here from Tech With Sam - your go-to for turning mobile dev headaches into high-fives. If you're like 70% of us in the community right now, you're knee-deep in building killer UIs with Flutter, but that backend? It's a nightmare. Switching to JavaScript for Node, wrestling Firebase quotas, or debugging deployment 502s at 2 AM? Yeah, I've been there. Top question on Stack Overflow this year: 'How do I build a backend without leaving Dart?' Enter Serverpod - the open-source powerhouse that's making full-stack Dart the 2025 must-have. In this new series, we're building a real-world fintech to-do app from scratch: secure tasks, real-time updates, and cloud-ready deploys. No more half-solutions! By the end of Part 1, you'll get why Serverpod crushes the competition …  ( 8 min )

Introduction In the part 1 we introduced our sample application. We basically used AWS Lambda Functions like GetProductByIdHandler where we extended io.micronaut.function.aws.MicronautRequestHandler and injected DynamoProductDao and other services by using Jakarta EE jakarta.inject.Inject annotation. While this is a valid approach, sometimes you have existing Micronaut REST application which runs on containers or servers, and you'd like to port it to Serverless with as little effort as possible. As we use here DynamoDB we're locked-in, so it's more about making our application portable between AWS services like EC2, ECS (also with Fargate), EKS (also with Fargate) and Lambda. Of course, you can replace DynamoDB repository layer with RDS, Aurora, Aurora Serverless or newly released Aurora…  ( 12 min )

I built BookGraph to map the hidden connections between my books Noëlie ・ Oct 23 #productivity #reading #knowledgegraph #sideprojects  ( 6 min )

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the extensive use of frameworks and advanced technologies to build a simple portfolio website? Same here, which is why I chose to keep things simple by developing it using only HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Here is how I did it: After finishing my resume, I felt something was missing: it was a place to showcase my skills, certifications, projects, and contact details in a way that was interactive and easy to explore. I only used HTML tags to display various sections and their information to mirror the resume document on the webpage. Then I started with using basic CSS code to change the font color and size so that the content becomes more readable. Tip: Replicating your resume into a simple webpage is a good step for beginners because it makes them familiar …  ( 14 min )

TL;DR CinemaSins returns with its signature “Everything Wrong With” roast of M3GAN 2.0, calling the sequel a snoozefest despite its high-tech premise. Expect the usual nitpicks, quibbles and tongue-in-cheek humor as they punt on jump scares, character choices and plot logic. They also hype up their own channels and community: visit cinemasins.com or their Linktree for more videos, fill out a fan poll, back the team on Patreon, and follow the writers and CinemaSins across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord and Reddit. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

TL;DR I put a cool £1,000 on the line to take on Heswall Golf Club’s head pro in an epic showdown—huge shout-out to Titleist for not only backing this series but also investing in club pros and the junior section at Heswall. Big thanks to Tom, the Heswall GC crew and everyone who turned up to make it such a great day. For gear and discounts, peep my Linktree! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Steal the Productivity System Jeff Su Taught to 6,642 Googlers Jeff Su spent nine years teaching over 6,600 Google employees a simple, tool-agnostic routine called the CORE workflow: Capture every incoming piece of info immediately Organize it with minimal friction Review it during scheduled sessions Engage by blocking time to actually execute He swears you can make this automatic in just two weeks—no more mental clutter or willpower juggling. Want the full breakdown, timestamps, and extra templates? Dive into his blogpost, newsletter, and Notion command center for all the goodies! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Winston-Salem vs Greensboro 2025: Which Triad City Actually Has a Future? Winston-Salem and Greensboro sit twenty miles apart competing for Triad leadership. Both cities face challenges, but one has brighter future prospects than the other. Here's the honest head-to-head comparison of which Triad city is positioned better for success—and which is heading toward continued decline. Economic Outlook: Greensboro Wins: Greensboro's diversified economy outperforms Winston-Salem's tobacco and textile legacy. Greensboro has manufacturing, distribution, education, and service sectors providing economic resilience. Winston-Salem's healthcare-dependent economy is less diverse and offers fewer growth opportunities. Greensboro attracts more business investment and shows more economic vitality. Econom…  ( 8 min )

Using intelligent traffic verification to stop automated crawlers and LLM data harvesters SafeLine is a modern Web Application Firewall (WAF) that has become one of the most practical tools in the fight against uncontrolled data scraping by AI companies. Unlike traditional CAPTCHA systems or access limits that rely on trust, SafeLine makes large-scale automated crawling technically and economically unfeasible — while keeping the browsing experience seamless for human visitors. The internet has always been an open corpus of human knowledge, but in the last two years, the explosion of Large Language Models (LLMs) has turned the web into a battlefield for training data. AI developers are running fleets of crawlers that consume websites’ content — blogs, forums, documentation — feeding their …  ( 9 min )

(Native iOS → Cross-platform (Flutter) → Android / Samsung Now Short Summary Native iOS: Use ActivityKit / Live Activities to support Dynamic Island. Apple Developer Cross-platform (Flutter): Use the live_activities package to bridge native Live Activities on iOS and RemoteViews on Android. Android (Samsung One UI / Now Bar): Add Samsung-specific notification extras and request Samsung whitelisting — One UI honors these only for approved apps. Native iOS — Dynamic Island & Live Activities What is Dynamic Island? Dynamic Island is Apple’s pill-shaped, interactive area around the iPhone’s front cutout. It surfaces Live Activities — real-time content such as media playback, timers, rides, and small interactions. Live Activities let your app push ongoing, updatable content to the Lock Screen a…  ( 8 min )

Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) dives into all the gruesome missteps of the Saw franchise, dishing out every CinemaSins “sin” while pointing you to their website, socials, a fan poll, and their Patreon for more devilish fun. Behind the mayhem is a crack team—Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel—plus perks like Jeremy’s book and community hangouts on Discord and Reddit. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Cinema Sins serves up a rapid-fire, 14-minute takedown of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie—lovingly poking holes in the re-released pup-powered classic even though they’re big fans at heart. Expect their trademark “sins” and snarky commentary as they gleefully rack up nitpicks on lightning speed. Beyond the video, Cinema Sins invites you to dive in deeper: check out their main site for more content, weigh in on their poll, join the Discord and Reddit communities, follow the writers on social, and consider backing the team on Patreon for extra behind-the-scenes goodness. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Unlocking AI: The Simplicity Revolution in Reinforcement Learning Tired of reinforcement learning (RL) models that feel like black boxes? Do you dream of AI that not only performs well but also explains why it made a particular decision? Current RL approaches often involve complex neural networks, making it tough to understand their logic and adapt them to new situations. Imagine you want to teach an AI to navigate a complex maze. Traditionally, this meant training a neural network for countless iterations, with little insight into the strategy it was developing. A new approach uses decision trees directly as policies. This leads to interpretable rules, like "if the corridor is clear, move forward, else check for an opening to the left". Optimizing these tree-based policies efficiently, …  ( 7 min )

Welcome to Day 12 of the #80DaysOfChallenges journey! After chasing the longest word in a sentence on Day 8, today's challenge, finding the longest word without using len(), took things to a new level. This beginner-friendly task pushed me to rethink a familiar problem, diving deeper into manual counting, loops, and logic. It's like solving the same puzzle but with a twist that forces you to understand the gears behind Python's built-in tools. The goal was to find the longest word in a user-provided sentence, but with a catch: we can't use Python's len() function to count characters. Instead, we manually count each word's characters using loops, returning both the longest word and its length as a tuple. This challenge was a fantastic exercise in manual iteration, string manipulation, and l…  ( 10 min )

Elevate Your React Game with Tailwind CSS In the ever-evolving landscape of web development, the combination of React and Tailwind CSS stands out as a powerful duo. React, a JavaScript library for building user interfaces, paired with Tailwind CSS, a utility-first CSS framework, offers developers a streamlined approach to creating visually stunning and responsive applications. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of using Tailwind with React, guide you through the setup process, and provide practical examples to inspire your next project. Why Choose Tailwind CSS? Before diving into the integration, let’s understand why Tailwind CSS is gaining traction among developers: Utility-First Approach: Tailwind promotes a utility-first methodology, allowing developers to compose styles di…  ( 8 min )

Supporting open-source projects on Product Hunt fmerian ・ Oct 1 #showdev #opensource #hacktoberfest #devchallenge  ( 5 min )

The shift toward microservices and complex distributed systems has made API testing the bedrock of modern Quality Assurance (QA). While commercial solutions exist, the power, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of open source testing tools are unmatched. They empower teams to build scalable, customizable, and high-performance test automation frameworks. However, moving to open source comes with its own set of responsibilities, including framework maintenance and skill acquisition. This guide dives into the advantages of leveraging open source testing tools for your API needs, explores the top tools available, and shares critical best practices for achieving long-term success and scalability. Why Open Source Tools Dominate API Automation? For many organizations, choosing open source testi…  ( 8 min )

Discover the Best School in Ludhiana with Fee Structure – IPSS School Ludhiana Choosing the right school is a big decision for every parent. You want a place where your child will learn well, feel safe, grow in confidence, and you also want to understand how much it will cost. In Ludhiana, one school stands out as the best school in Ludhiana with fee structure clear and honest. That school is IPSS School, Ludhiana. Also, if you are seeking the Best secondary school Ludhiana, IPSS is a strong option. It offers excellent academics, caring teachers, and a transparent fee structure so you know what you are getting. Let’s explore what makes IPSS School the right choice, how their fee structure works, and why it’s considered a top secondary school in Ludhiana. A School That Cares for Every Stu…  ( 8 min )

Email is still a crucial communication medium for companies, but it also ranks among the top platforms targeted by cybercriminals. Scams such as phishing, spoofing, and business email compromise (BEC) lead to financial losses in the billions for businesses annually. To combat these risks, implementing email authentication protocols like DMARC has become vital for safeguarding domain reputation and ensuring trustworthiness. DMARC, which stands for Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance, is a protocol designed to help domain owners stop unauthorized usage of their email domains. It operates by confirming whether an email that appears to originate from a specific domain is actually sent by authorized servers. If the verification fails, the email can either be rejected…  ( 8 min )

🚀 New Open-Source Project: We're building QuotyAI from the ground up with our backend engine and API open-sourced at QuotyAI/QuotyAI-Engine. QuotyAI helps businesses create reliable pricing systems for chatbots and apps. We use AI to turn natural language business rules into working code that always gives consistent results. Building reliable pricing systems for chatbots and apps shouldn't be this hard. Yet most businesses struggle with the same frustrating issues. Customers often get different quotes for identical requests, eroding trust and creating confusion. Manual coding of complex pricing rules takes weeks of developer time, and even then, subtle bugs can slip through. Testing becomes an endless cycle of trying to catch every possible scenario, while standard AI solutions deliver in…  ( 7 min )

In [Part 1], we covered metadata and keyword strategy. In [Part 2], we explored visual optimization. Now, let's dive into the final piece: sustaining long-term ASO success through ratings, reviews, app updates, and localization. These growth tactics help maintain and improve your app's ranking over time, build user trust, and expand your reach to global markets. Ratings and reviews directly impact your app's visibility and conversion rate. Apps with higher ratings rank better in search results and appear more trustworthy to potential users. Apple's App Store algorithm considers: Overall rating (out of 5 stars) Number of ratings Recency of ratings Review velocity (how quickly you get new reviews) Higher-rated apps with more recent reviews tend to rank higher in search results. Apple provide…  ( 18 min )

Every successful organization depends on well-managed teams that work with purpose and precision. A Team Management Plan is the foundation that ensures harmony, direction, and accountability across all team members. It provides a structured framework for collaboration, communication, and goal achievement, allowing every individual to contribute meaningfully toward shared success. A Team Management Plan is a document that defines how a team will function throughout a project or an ongoing process. It establishes responsibilities, outlines workflows, sets performance expectations, and defines communication channels. In essence, it guides how a team operates daily and ensures that everyone is aligned with the organization’s vision and project goals. A strong management plan transforms groups …  ( 8 min )

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I'm currently working on a software designed more than a decade ago. It offers a plugin architecture: you can develop a plugin whose lifecycle is handled by the software. The tough part, though, is how you access the platform capabilities: via static methods on singletons. @Override public boolean start() { var aService = AService.getInstance(); var anotherService = AnotherService.getInstance(); // Do something with the services var result = ...; return result; } There's no easy way to test the start() method. In the old days, Mockito developers had pushed back against this feature, and the only alternative was PowerMock. The decision was reversed in 2020 with the 3.4.0 release, which introduced static method mocking in Mockito. I liked the previous situation better. M…  ( 7 min )

When I started AutoPostBlog, I had one goal: Here’s how I pulled it off. ⚙️ Stack overview Frontend: React + Vite AI layer: Google Gemini API CMS integration: WordPress REST API Storage: Browser localStorage (for keys and preferences) Styling: TailwindCSS The tool allows you to: Enter your WordPress site + Gemini API keys Choose whether to post directly or create a draft Auto-generate the title, content, tags, and featured image Publish in one click — all client-side 🧩 Why no backend? Because I wanted to keep it free and privacy-first. That means: No data collection No database Zero running costs This makes it possible to host on a simple static site (like Netlify, Vercel, or Hostinger). 🔗 Try it here 👉 https://autopostblog.com You can clone the idea or even fork the concept to build other browser-based SaaS. If you do, tag me — I’d love to see what you build.  ( 6 min )

Pour des guides pratiques et tutoriels détaillés sur l'utilisation de Wireshark et d'autres outils de cybersécurité, découvrez les manuels gratuits de CyberMaîtrise sur https://manuelscyberpro.webnode.fr/ ! Maîtrisez les outils essentiels tels que Wireshark, Metasploit et Burp Suite avec des ressources complètes adaptées à tous les niveaux de compétence.  ( 6 min )

An exception is an unwanted or unexpected event that occurs during the execution of a program (i.e., at runtime) and disrupts the normal flow of the application. Java Exception Handling is a way to detect, handle, and recover from unwanted or unexpected events (exceptions) that occur during the execution of a program. It allows the program to deal with runtime errors gracefully, without crashing, by providing alternative flows or meaningful error messages. Example: Imagine you’re using a food delivery app. You place an order, but your internet disconnects for a moment. Instead of crashing, the app shows a message: "No Internet Connection. Please try again." This is possible because of exception handling. The app catches the error and shows a friendly message instead of terminating . An…  ( 9 min )

After seeing an example on cassidoo's site, I decided to add an "AI Transparency" page to my site as well. Both she and the post she links make a really good point about how, if a person or company is transparent about how they use AI, it helps us trust that their work is more authentic in general. They recommend adding a page to your site (e.g. /ai) that details how you make use of generative AI (or not). From the simplest "No posts on this site are written with generative AI," to a longer, more detailed breakdown, the idea is not to cover your bases with legalese, but to be authentic, clear, and real. It's not a bad thing to use AI, necessarily. It's a tool like any other, and a user needs to understand how it works--pro's, con's, strengths, and dangers. But it's good to be open about it to help people understand and gain context for your work. And if you do decide to add one to your site, you can add your site to this public database of /ai page-having sites!  ( 6 min )

While building a Next.js app with Firebase Authentication (email/password), I encountered a frustrating issue — users could sign up multiple times with the same email address, creating duplicate entries in my Firestore database. Even though Firebase Auth is supposed to prevent duplicate emails automatically, I was still seeing duplicates. After digging through GitHub issues and Reddit discussions, I realized this problem has been around for a while. After spending an entire day, I finally managed to resolve the issue in a tricky way. All you have to do is use Firestore Database for this. const createUserProfile = async (user: any) => { try { // **** // Problem: Using UID as document ID const userDocRef = doc(db, "users", user.uid); const userProfile = { uid: user.uid, …  ( 10 min )

If you've been in affiliate marketing for more than a few months, you've probably encountered this frustrating scenario: You're managing multiple campaigns across different platforms, everything's running smoothly, and suddenly—ban hammer. Your accounts get flagged for "suspicious activity," even though you're following all the rules. Understanding the Multi-Account Challenge What Are Antidetect Browsers? Antidetect browsers are specialized web browsers designed to mask, modify, or randomize browser fingerprints. Unlike regular browsers or simple VPN solutions, they create completely isolated browsing environments where each profile has its own unique and consistent fingerprint. Key Features That Enable Scaling Independent Browser Profiles Advanced Fingerprint Customization BitBrow…  ( 11 min )

Once in my life, I tried to step down from the engineering role and kick off my own startup. The outcome? Well, I failed - the harsh reality of 90% of all startups. Yet, I don’t regret it, although it was a hard time until I ran out of cash and realized the idea wasn’t as groundbreaking as it had seemed at the beginning. My price of one year building the company (while working full-time) included burnout, mental health problems, constant lack of energy, relationship issues, and an almost-lost job. Still, I’m grateful for all the business, management, and life lessons I’ve learned during this period. Looking back now, I understand it’s perhaps the only way to learn these lessons. NOTE: If you’re curious, my startup was called Imabulary. The idea was simple: you take a photo, the app detect…  ( 14 min )

How to Build a Payment App Like PayPal: Features, Security & Development Guide In today’s digital world, sending and receiving money has become easier than ever. Apps like PayPal have changed the way people handle financial transactions — making payments faster, safer, and more convenient. Why Build a Payment App Like PayPal? Must-Have Features of a Payment App Like PayPal Security Features Every Payment App Must Have Steps to Build a Payment App Like PayPal Step 1: Market Research & Competitor Analysis Step 2: Choose the Right Technology Stack Step 3: UI/UX Design Step 4: Development & Integration Step 5: Testing & Security Checks Step 6: Launch & Continuous Updates Future Trends in Mobile Payment Apps The fintech industry is constantly evolving. To stay ahead, watch out for these upcoming trends: AI-based fraud detection Blockchain transactions Voice-activated payments Biometric authentication Crypto wallet integration Adopting these innovations will keep your mobile payment app competitive and future-ready. Conclusion Building a payment app like PayPal is a smart move in today’s cashless economy. By focusing on user experience, data security, and smooth transactions, you can create a trusted app that users love. From instant payments to global transactions, your fintech app can reshape how people handle money — securely, quickly, and efficiently.  ( 8 min )

Write a program to store 5 names in an ArrayList and print them. //Write a program to store 5 names in an ArrayList and print them. package StoreData; import java.util.ArrayList; public class StoreData { output: EmplooyNames in the ArrayList: Vicky Rajesh Ravi Mathi Sathish  ( 6 min )

Introduction In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), data is the fuel that powers smart models. To learn, these models need vast amounts of carefully labeled data. Data annotation is the process of tagging raw data—like images, text, or videos—to make it understandable for machines. For years, Scale AI was a top choice for companies needing this service. However, the market is changing rapidly, and many teams are now actively exploring other data annotation alternatives. Whether you're looking for more control, better pricing, or a platform that fits a specific need, understanding the landscape of Scale AI competitors is crucial. This guide will break down the top options available in 2025, using simple language to help you find the best fit for your project. Explore this detailed …  ( 11 min )

The Booth Vol.23 | Trap Draw, Ep 365 Cody and Neil are back dishing out mea culpas and inviting the audience to share theirs. They chat about Neil’s big move to the suburbs, debates over hardware store loyalty, what’s currently on their screens, decoding feedback on social media, and Neil’s recent panel appearance at Columbia. They also remind listeners to support the Evans Scholars Foundation, shout out sponsors like ServPro, Rhoback, and Stone Creek Coffee, and plug the No Laying Up newsletter, YouTube channel, and The Nest membership for extra content and perks. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Jeff Su reveals the CORE workflow he taught over nine years at Google—a simple, four-step system that handles all types of workplace info without relying on memory or willpower. It’s tool-agnostic, quick to learn (you’ll be automatic in two weeks), and built for any setup you already use. The CORE workflow means you Capture everything immediately, Organize with minimal friction, Review in scheduled sessions, and Engage by blocking time to execute. Trust the process, ditch the overwhelm, and watch your productivity skyrocket. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Today I used the opportunity to try out Rails' #add_check_constraint migration helper to constrain a new coefficient column's permitted values to only positive ones. It's really simple! add_check_constraint :my_things, "some_coefficient > 0", name: "my_things_some_coefficient_positive", if_not_exists: true This technique will help improve the data consistency and quality in the Rails app I maintain, alongside such long-standing techniques as disallowing NULLs, limiting length, and adding foreign-key constraints.  ( 6 min )

I’m building a customer support agent that helps users troubleshoot tech issues. The supervisor agent can call a tool called researcher, which returns: A plain-English diagnostic summary (research text) The sources it consulted (citations) The exact places in the diagnostic summary where each source should be cited (citation placement) The original text snippets pulled from each source for the citation (verbatim quoted text) Once the troubleshooter tool finishes its job and hands off to the the main agent (or supervisor), it needs to: Analyse that information to either ask the user follow-up questions or suggest next steps, But it must do this in a way that: When supervisor responds it should include proper inline citations tied to the right parts of the explanation from the research i…  ( 8 min )

Three years ago, I started the Japanese Property Price Forecasting project to analyze and predict second-hand apartment prices in Japan. It was a great learning experience, but like many early projects, it lacked a structured pipeline and modern machine learning best practices. Recently, I revisited the notebook and modernized the workflow. Here’s what I added and improved. Previously, the notebook handled categorical and numeric features manually. Now, it uses a full scikit-learn Pipeline to cleanly separate numeric and categorical preprocessing: Numeric features: imputation with mean + standard scaling Categorical features: imputation + one-hot encoding (handling unknown categories safely) This makes the workflow cleaner, easier to maintain, and fully reproducible. Instead of a simple regression, the updated notebook uses LightGBM with hyperparameter tuning. This allows the model to achieve better performance while keeping the training process efficient. Old column names had spaces and special characters, which could cause issues with pipelines. All columns are now sanitized (_ instead of spaces and symbols), making the notebook pipeline-friendly and more robust for experimentation. The notebook now loads CSVs dynamically, making it easy to handle multiple files without hardcoding paths. Updating old projects is a great way to apply what you’ve learned over time. In this case: Cleaner, maintainable code Better reproducibility Stronger model performance Ready for future extensions (feature engineering, explainability, or deployment) You can explore the updated notebook here: Japanese_Property_Price_Forecasting_v2.ipynb If you’re curious about structured ML pipelines or modernizing legacy notebooks, this is a small but practical example of the process.  ( 6 min )

In today’s fast-paced financial world, security isn’t an option—it’s a necessity. As digital trading becomes more sophisticated, so do the threats targeting investors and institutions. At Globridge-Tech, we understand that a truly modern trading experience must rest on a foundation of trust, transparency, and cutting-edge cybersecurity. This is the story of what happens behind the scenes—how we’ve built a platform that doesn’t just perform, but protects. 1. The Foundation: Architecture Built for Safety Our platform was designed from day one with security-first architecture. Every trade, transaction, and login is protected by multi-layer encryption and real-time monitoring, ensuring that both user data and trading activities are secure. Behind the scenes, this means constant stress testing…  ( 7 min )

Power Your Vision with Linux VPS Server Linux VPS Server, you’re not just hosting your projects—you’re powering a future built on reliability, freedom, and endless possibilities.  ( 6 min )

Introduction Hello everyone. My name is K.H. and I'm currently studying at a local university in Vancouver, Canada. Executing git push and automatic deployment (cd) I learned how to deploy a Django app to AWS EC2. I built a scalable configuration using Auto Scaling Groups and a Load Balancer. I used the stress command to apply CPU load and confirmed autoscaling operation. I learned basic configuration and monitoring methods for stable app operation in a cloud environment. I learned how to process form input with Django and dynamically generate results with Python. I was able to implement basic Python logic, including conditional branching, numerical calculations, and string manipulation. I understood the flow of data between Django views, templates, and forms. Continue working on disseminatin  ( 6 min )

What are AI agents — and why they matter Example Why use AWS for AI agents A quick nudge to get started What’s next Happy learning.  ( 6 min )

If you come from MySQL, you might instinctively type SHOW TABLES; in PostgreSQL — and get an error. PostgreSQL doesn’t include that command, but there are easy alternatives. In this post, we’ll go through both ways to list tables: using psql’s built-in commands and SQL queries from the system catalogs. You’ll also see a few extra tricks to refine your results. Connect to a database from your terminal: \c postgres Then list all tables in the current schema: \dt Want to see all tables across schemas? \dt *.* You can also view details about a specific table: \d table_name Extra Tip: To display only tables owned by a user: \dt *.* | grep alice Use a query on PostgreSQL’s catalog or information_schema: SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = 'public' AND tab…  ( 23 min )

Let’s be real — coding isn’t just about logic and syntax anymore. It’s about creativity, flow, and speed. Whether you’re building solo, vibing with AI pair coders, or just trying to rediscover that spark, the right tools can transform your dev experience from “ugh” to unreal. Here are 10 free tools that will seriously level up your dev game from AI-powered editors to instant app builders. Let’s dive in Cursor: The AI-First Code Editor What it is: actually helps you code faster. It’s built on top of VS Code but optimised for AI pair programming. Why it rocks: Chat with your code directly Ask it to “refactor this file” or “add a new API route” Understands your entire project context Built-in Copilot-style completions How to use: Download Cursor from cursor.com. Open your project folder. P…  ( 9 min )

🧩 Two Minor UI Glitches I Came Across on DEV Hey folks 👋 As a front-end developer (and a regular DEV community reader), I love exploring different sections of the platform — not just for the content, but also to see how beautifully Forem has built this space for developers. While browsing around recently, I noticed a couple of small UI inconsistencies that caught my eye. Nothing major, but I figured it’d be helpful to report them — both as part of the community and as someone who appreciates great UX. So, I opened GitHub issues on the Forem repository to share them with the team. Here’s a quick overview of what I found 👇 Where it happens: On the Advertise page, when you open the “View Sponsorship Overview” modal. First issue When I triggered the modal on smaller screens (or mobile vie…  ( 7 min )

Tableau for Marketing: Become a Segmentation Sniper Dipti Moryani ・ Oct 23  ( 5 min )

Understanding MCP Message Structure and Data Flow Hey there! If you've been diving into the Model Context Protocol (MCP) lately, you might have wondered how messages actually flow between clients and servers. I know I did when I first started exploring this fascinating protocol. Let me walk you through what I've learned about MCP's message structure and data flow in a way that (hopefully) makes sense. Before we jump into the nitty-gritty of messages, let's get on the same page. The Model Context Protocol is like a universal translator between AI applications and the services they need to interact with. Think of it as a standardized way for your AI assistant to talk to file systems, databases, APIs, or pretty much anything else. The beauty of MCP? It's built on JSON-RPC 2.0, which means i…  ( 10 min )

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In any large organization, managing user identities is a constant challenge of balancing security with user convenience. For an enterprise-grade workflow orchestration platform like Apache DolphinScheduler, robust and flexible authentication is not just a feature-it's a necessity. Previously, DolphinScheduler offered several login options, including Password, LDAP, and Casdoor SSO. However, these methods had limitations, such as a high dependency on the Casdoor project or an inflexible OAuth implementation, making it challenging to integrate with diverse enterprise identity systems. As my Google Summer of Code 2025 project, I'm excited to introduce the solution: a that streamlines and modernizes access to DolphinScheduler, making it truly enterprise-ready. This implementation thoughtfully…  ( 10 min )

CVE ID CVE-2024-34102 Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE) Vulnerability Project: Adobe Product: Commerce and Magento Open Source Date Date Added: 2024-07-17 Due Date: 2024-08-07 Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source contain an improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) vulnerability that allows for remote code execution. Unknown Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb24-40.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34102 Over 250 Magento Stores Hit Overnight as Hackers Exploit New Adobe Commerce Flaw Alert: Adobe Commerce and Magento Stores Under Attack from CosmicSting Exploit Hackers inject malicious JS in Cisco store to steal credit cards, credentials Cisco Warns of Critical Flaw Affecting On-Prem Smart Software Manager Over 110,000 Websites Affected by Hijacked Polyfill Supply Chain Attack CosmicSting flaw impacts 75% of Adobe Commerce, Magento sites Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE) List  ( 6 min )

Dependency Injection in ASP.NET Core is simple... until you hit a subtle memory leak or a captive dependency bug. Are you positive you're not creating a "captive dependency"? Do you know the right way to use a Scoped service (like a DbContext) inside a Singleton background worker? I've just published a guide that goes beyond the basics and dives into the advanced patterns and new features you need to know. This isn't just AddTransient vs. AddScoped again. We cover: The Captive Dependency trap (and how to fix it). Using IServiceScopeFactory in IHostedService like a pro. .NET 9 Source Generators for blazing fast startup & Native AOT. Keyed Services ([FromKeyedServices("key")]) for runtime flexibility. The Decorator Pattern for clean, cross-cutting concerns. Proper async cleanup with IAsyncDisposable. You can move beyond the basics and start writing robust, testable, and high performing DI compatible code. This guide shows you how. Read the Full Guide on ABP.io What's your favorite Dependency Injection hack? Let me know in the comments! 👇  ( 6 min )

Hook: Welcome to the Future of Advertising: The Era of Conversation Commerce As developers, we’re witnessing a seismic shift in how users interact with technology. With the rise of AI applications, particularly those powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), the landscape of engagement is evolving. But with this rapid growth comes a pressing challenge: monetization. Many AI apps today struggle to generate revenue without compromising user experience. Enter Monetzly—the first dual-earning platform designed specifically for the AI conversation space. Imagine a world where you can monetize your AI app without the need for intrusive subscriptions or paywalls. Monetzly enables developers like you to earn revenue in two distinct ways: Direct Monetization: Leverage your application’s engagement to…  ( 7 min )

Just finished my Google Software Engineer Intern interview process — two rounds, both passed smoothly. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the real interview content, structure, and the reasoning behind each question. If you’re aiming for a Google internship, you can literally copy this playbook. 🔍 Overview Google SWE Intern interviews typically have two rounds, both focused on algorithmic problem-solving. You’ll be tested on data structures and fundamental algorithms — dynamic programming, graphs, trees, sorting, and searching. Be prepared to analyze time and space complexity as well. Important note: Google uses its own text-based coding editor, not Google Docs. When practicing mock interviews, try using a plain-text environment to simulate that experience — no syntax highlighting, no autocom…  ( 8 min )

Hey everyone! 👋 I just built a fun little meme app that lets you create and share memes in seconds. Whether you want to make a quick joke, roast your friends, or just scroll through funny content — this app’s got you covered. ✅ Easy-to-use meme editor It’s built just for meme lovers who want fun without the clutter. 📲 Download the APK here: love memes If you love memes (and who doesn’t?), give it a try and drop your funniest creation below! memes #android #fun #app #humor  ( 6 min )

Why Module Selection Is Key to IoT Success In smart home and IoT product design, choosing the right module determines performance, cost, user experience, and ecosystem compatibility. Poor selection can lead to: High power consumption and short battery life Protocol mismatch causing connectivity issues Poor cost structure reducing competitiveness As a leading IoT PaaS provider, Tuya offers various communication modules (WiFi, BLE, Zigbee, etc.) for fast cloud and app integration. Understanding their differences is the first step toward a smart design choice. Tuya’s most common communication modules include WiFi, BLE, and Zigbee — each with distinct features and use cases. Features Direct cloud connection, no gateway required High bandwidth, supports OTA and rich data exchange Pros Easy se…  ( 8 min )

Building Regression Models in R using Support Vector Regression (SVR) Dipti ・ Oct 23  ( 6 min )

Jeff Su distills nine years of teaching over 6,600 Googlers into one simple framework: the CORE workflow. Four steps—Capture everything immediately, Organize with minimal friction, Review during scheduled sessions, and Engage by time-blocking—work with any tool you already use, train your brain in about two weeks, and ditch the need for pure willpower or endless memory juggling. In his blog post and video (timestamps included), he breaks down each phase, shares favorite prompts, Notion command-center templates, and links to his newsletter, Workspace Academy, and go-to gear. It’s a super flexible system designed to smooth out your day and ramp up your focus—no fancy software required. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Jenkins Security Configuration: Project-Based Authorization Project Summary This article documents the configuration process to grant fine-grained, job-specific permissions to new developers, sam and rohan, on the Packages job within the xFusionCorp Industries Jenkins instance. The task utilized the Project-based Matrix Authorization Strategy to ensure the Principle of Least Privilege. Users: admin, sam, rohan exist in the Jenkins Security Realm. Job: Packages job exists. Plugin: Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin installed and Jenkins restarted. The initial attempt failed because the users lacked the fundamental global permission to view the Jenkins UI. This step rectifies that to ensure successful login. Log in as admin (Adm!n321). Navigate to Manage Jenkins then Config…  ( 7 min )

One of the biggest obstacles for call centers to manage customer experience is noise. Agents working in hybrid or remote environments battle barking dogs, keyboard clicks, and street chatter that disrupts professionalism and clarity. The AI noise cancellation for call centers helps remove background noise, improving voice fluency, and ensuring every interaction sounds calm, confident, and human. Industry estimates suggest that poor audio quality can increase average handle time (AHT) by 15–20%, as agents and customers repeatedly ask for clarification. When calls become frustrating, customer satisfaction (CSAT) scores drop—and even skilled agents struggle to sound composed. For QA teams, reviewing noisy recordings wastes analysis time and lowers scoring accuracy. That’s why modern contact…  ( 9 min )

Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 in 25 Minutes or Less is CinemaSins’ latest takedown of the robo-doll sequel—spoiler alert: they think it’s pretty dull this time around. They also plug their main site and Linktree, invite you to fill out a “sinful” poll, support them on Patreon, and follow the CinemaSins crew across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Discord. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER is CinemaSins’ latest deep-dive, calling out every “sin” in the entire Saw franchise so far. The video description points fans to their main site, linktr.ee for all socials, a viewer poll, and a Patreon for supporting the team. Credits roll for writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel—with personal Twitter/Instagram links—plus invites to their Discord, Reddit, Instagram and TikTok, and a plug for Jeremy’s book. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

CinemaSins rolls out Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie in 14 Minutes or Less, gleefully roasting Tim Burton’s re-released stop-motion gem by pinpointing every pun, pacing hiccup, and oddball moment—while still admitting it’s a “wonderful” flick. Thirsting for more nitpicks? Swing by their website or Linktree, fill out the sinful poll, back them on Patreon, and follow Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Reddit. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )

When you start learning backend development, it’s easy to focus on features, getting APIs to respond, connecting to the database, or just making it all work. In my projects built with FastAPI, I follow a simple but consistent pattern for error handling. For Example: from fastapi import APIRouter from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError from app.logger import logger # custom logger from app.database import get_db from app.models import Student router = APIRouter() @router.get("/students/{student_id}") def get_student(student_id: int): try: db = get_db() student = db.query(Student).filter(Student.id == student_id).first() if not student: logger.warning(f"No student found with ID {student_id}") return {"error": "Student not found"} logger.info(f"Fetched student: {student.name}") return {"student": student.name, "email": student.email} except SQLAlchemyError as e: logger.error(f"Database error while fetching student {student_id}: {e}") return {"error": "Database connection failed"} except Exception as e: logger.error(f"Unexpected error in get_student API: {e}") return {"error": "Something went wrong, please try again later"} Here’s what’s really happening behind the scenes: Every error is caught from database issues to unexpected runtime exceptions. Logs are categorized info for successful events, warnings for missing data, and errors for critical issues. No internal crash leaks to the user. Instead, users see a clean, friendly response while I get detailed error traces in my logs. The logger I use writes all messages to a local file, but also integrates with CloudWatch for live monitoring when deployed. It’s one of those invisible systems that keeps everything steady. Over time, I’ve learned that a stable backend isn’t the one that never fails it’s the one that knows how to fail gracefully and tell you exactly why.  ( 7 min )

Updated my book with extra diagrams and examples in this second revision! Because I love this community, I'm giving the updated version away for free! Go get it!  ( 6 min )

Python bytearray Overview bytearray is an important built-in class in Python that represents a mutable sequence of bytes. bytearray is similar to bytes, but unlike bytes, bytearray is mutable. # Create a bytearray ba = bytearray(b'Hello') print(ba) # Output: bytearray(b'Hello') print(type(ba)) # Output: ba1 = bytearray(b'Hello') print(ba1) # bytearray(b'Hello') ba2 = bytearray('Hello', 'utf-8') print(ba2) # bytearray(b'Hello') ba3 = bytearray(5) print(ba3) # bytearray(b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00') ba4 = bytearray([65, 66, 67, 68]) # ASCII: A, B, C, D print(ba4) # bytearray(b'ABCD') # bytes is immutable (will cause error) b = b'Hello' # b[0] = 74 # TypeError: 'bytes' object does not support item assignment # bytearray is mutable ba = bytearray(b'Hello') ba[0] = 74 # ASCII code for 'J' print(ba) # bytearray(b'Jello') ba = bytearray(b'Hello') ba.append(33) # ASCII code for '!' print(ba) # bytearray(b'Hello!') ba = bytearray(b'Hello') ba.extend(b' World') print(ba) # bytearray(b'Hello World') ba = bytearray(b'Hello') # Convert to bytes bytes_obj = bytes(ba) print(bytes_obj) # b'Hello' # Convert to string string = ba.decode('utf-8') print(string) # 'Hello'  ( 6 min )

When I interview new developers or review resumes, I keep hearing the same question: Did I pick the right first programming language? Some candidates list four languages, trying to prove they’ve explored everything. Others feel they picked the wrong one—learning Python instead of Java somehow set them back. From my experience building teams at Microsoft, Meta, and now Educative, I know that the real difference comes from what you build, not the language you start with. I’ve seen engineers start with C, JavaScript, or Python and still grow into great developers. The difference wasn’t the syntax. It was the habit of building projects, finishing them, and learning from each one. Choosing a first language is career-defining because the tech world is noisy. Job postings list dozens of requirem…  ( 10 min )

fast-json-format is a JavaScript library that pretty-prints JSON strings without parsing them, which means you can format JSON containing BigInt literals without losing precision. The library handles these scenarios: Preserves BigInt values like 12345678901234567890n that would break JSON.parse Keeps decimal formatting intact (1.2300 stays 1.2300) Tolerates malformed JSON instead of throwing errors Zero dependencies, single file implementation Check it out if you're working with APIs that return large integers or need to format JSON-like strings from logs where syntax might be imperfect. 👉 Blog Post 👉 GitHub Repo 👉 Live Demo  ( 6 min )

The first time I opened Xcode to build an iOS app, I thought I’d have something in the App Store within a week. I had the idea, the excitement, and a “Hello, World!” running on the simulator. But then reality hit. Auto-layout was confusing, Swift’s optionals were tricky, and I had no idea how to connect UI elements to my code properly. After a week of YouTube tutorials and unfinished blog posts, my app never made it past the login screen. Years later, I gave iOS development another shot—but this time, with structure. I followed a proper course instead of scattered tutorials, and everything changed. I didn’t just understand Swift; I was building and shipping real apps. If you’re diving into mobile development in 2026, learning iOS is one of the smartest moves you can make. With over a billi…  ( 10 min )

TL;DR: This article will guide you through implementing DNSSEC for your domains in Amazon Route 53. I’ll show step by step how to enable DNSSEC in your hosted zone in Route 53 and how to establish the chain of trust between the Domain Registrar (Namecheap) and the Authoritative DNS Providers (Cloudflare and Amazon Route 53), all aligned with the Security pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. 🔐 Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Level: 200 Spanish version: Protege tu dominio con DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53: Guía paso a paso Table of Contents: Introduction What is DNSSEC How DNSSEC Works Why Implement DNSSEC What You Are Going to Implement Prerequisites Configure DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53 Configure DNSSEC in Cloudflare Configure DNSSEC in Namecheap Validate the DNSSE…  ( 13 min )

TL;DR: Este artículo te guiará en la implementación de DNSSEC para tus dominios en Amazon Route 53. Mostraré paso a paso cómo activar DNSSEC en tu zona alojada en Route 53 y cómo establecer la cadena de confianza entre el Domain Registrar (Namecheap) y los Authoritative DNS Providers (Cloudflare y Amazon Route 53), todo ello alineado con el pilar de Seguridad del AWS Well-Architected Framework. 🔐 Tiempo estimado de lectura: 10 minutos Nivel: 200 Versión en inglés: Secure Your Domain with DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53: A Step-by-Step Guide Tabla de Contenidos: Introducción Qué es DNSSEC Cómo funciona DNSSEC Por qué implementar DNSSEC Qué vas a implementar Prerrequisitos Configura DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53 Configura DNSSEC en Cloudflare Configura DNSSEC en Namecheap Valida la …  ( 14 min )

Taming the AI Wild West: Practical Strategies for Governance and Security The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has brought about unprecedented opportunities, but also unmitigated risks. As the AI landscape continues to expand, it's essential to establish a framework for governance and security to prevent chaos from ensnaring our technological advancements. Understanding the Current State of AI Development AI development today is characterized by: Shadow Deployments: Unmonitored chatbots and unsecured endpoints spreading across industries Lack of Visibility: Uncertainty about who's developing what, how, and with what security measures in place Rapid API Calls: Autonomous agents initiating thousands of unauthorized requests Practical Strategies for Governance To tame the AI …  ( 7 min )

Originally published at https://www.nocobase.com/en/blog/weekly-updates-20251023 Summarize the weekly product update logs, and the latest releases can be checked on our blog. NocoBase is currently updated with three branches: main , next and develop. main：The most stable version to date, recommended for installation; next：Beta version, contains upcoming new features and has been preliminarily tested. There might be some known or unknown issues. It's mainly for test users to collect feedback and optimize functions further. Ideal for test users who want to experience new features early and give feedback; develop：Alpha version, contains the latest feature code, may be incomplete or unstable, mainly for internal dev and rapid iteration. Suited for tech users interested in product's cutting-ed…  ( 9 min )

In modern application development, it’s rare to find a single-service system. Most real-world applications rely on multiple services working together — think of a web server, database, cache, and message broker forming one cohesive stack. Managing all these containers manually can be messy. That’s where Docker Compose becomes your secret weapon. Docker Compose is a simple yet powerful tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. You describe your entire stack in a single docker-compose.yml file, and with one command, you can build, start, and stop everything — from your API to your database — like clockwork. Here’s why Compose is a game changer for developers and DevOps engineers alike: Simplified Configuration: Define your entire application stack in one YAML file. …  ( 9 min )

⚙️ How Cloud Computing Powers Modern Apps In today’s fast-paced digital world, apps and websites need to be fast, scalable, and always online. But instead of relying on bulky servers or expensive hardware, most modern applications now run on the cloud. Cloud computing has transformed how we build, host, and scale applications — making technology more accessible, cost-effective, and powerful than ever. Let’s break down what it is, how it works, and why it’s at the heart of nearly every modern app you use. ☁️ What Is Cloud Computing? In simple terms, cloud computing means storing and accessing data or programs over the internet instead of your local computer. Think of it like this: instead of owning a physical server in your office, you rent space and power from a remote data center that’s a…  ( 7 min )

After gaining solid hands-on experience from my open-source project — Banking Portal REST API using Spring Boot & Spring Security — we’re now building a new open-source project, QueryCraftAI. “Ever wished you could ask your database a question in plain English and get an instant, accurate SQL query?” QueryCraftAI is here to make that a reality. This open-source, AI-powered tool bridges the gap between complex databases and natural human language, enabling users—from developers to non-technical stakeholders—to interact with data effortlessly. QueryCraftAI operates through a modular, agent-based architecture, each agent specializing in a specific task to ensure accuracy and efficiency. Here’s a simplified breakdown: User Input: A user submits a natural language query, e.g., “Show me the tota…  ( 7 min )

Building a robust, maintainable, and scalable front-end application isn’t easy; many things have to be done. Well structure is one of the most important parts. In this post, I will share my preferred Angular structure with the Nx workspace Angular 17 Nx workspace In recent years, Nx workspace has become the most popular tool for building and managing applications. Nx is an open-source, technology-agnostic build platform designed to efficiently manage codebase of any scale. Nx understands our project relationship and dependencies, executes tasks smarter and faster! First of all, I separate the app into three main groups: Core - singleton services or other parts that should import only one when the application is instantiated Shared - Components or other parts that are shared entire our appl…  ( 7 min )

Floxy — a lightweight workflow engine for Go with saga-style compensation When building distributed systems or long-running business processes, we often need workflows that can retry, rollback, and recover — without introducing the complexity of Temporal. That’s where Floxy fits in. Floxy is a lightweight workflow engine for Go. It provides a simple builder API and a deterministic runtime that supports saga-style compensation, save points, and idempotency control — all without external dependencies or background daemons. It’s designed to be small, composable, and transparent. Deterministic state machine execution Retry and compensation policies Partial rollback via save points Idempotency control (WithStepNoIdempotent) Parallel, fork, and join support Event-driven persistence for observ…  ( 6 min )

AI Gone Wild: When Images Trick Machines Into Hilarious Mistakes Imagine a self-driving car mistaking a harmless yield sign for a red light, causing a traffic jam. Or a medical imaging system misdiagnosing a healthy tissue sample. These aren't glitches; they're often the result of subtly manipulated images designed to fool even the most sophisticated AI. The core concept involves crafting inputs – we'll call them "opposite attractors" – that are significantly different from typical data but still trigger the same output from a machine learning model. Instead of making tiny tweaks to an existing image to change the classification, we create entirely new images that fool the AI into seeing something familiar, even though it's visually far removed from the original object. Think of it like …  ( 7 min )

Join the Agentic Postgres Challenge with Tiger Data: $3,000 in Prizes! Jess Lee for The DEV Team ・ Oct 22 #agenticpostgreschallenge #devchallenge #postgres #agents  ( 5 min )

Child abuse remains one of the hardest subjects to talk about, yet silence allows it to continue. Many people hold false beliefs about what abuse looks like and who it affects. These misunderstandings can prevent victims from getting help. Dr. Barbara Knox, a respected physician specializing in child abuse pediatrics, has spent her career treating young survivors and guiding families. She believes that clearing up these common misconceptions is a powerful step toward prevention. Below, Dr. Barbara Knox breaks down five widespread beliefs that often hide the truth about child abuse. People often assume that abuse is linked to poverty or family chaos. In reality, it happens across every background, rich or poor, educated or not, urban or rural. Dr. Barbara Knox has worked with families from …  ( 8 min )

Form Show If, a web component that handles conditional form field visibility without framework dependencies. Key features: Condition-based logic with simple attribute syntax Works with all standard form inputs including checkboxes Automatic field disabling to prevent unwanted submissions Custom CSS class support for styled transitions Zero dependencies and minimal file size Perfect for dynamic surveys, multi-step forms, or any situation where you need fields to appear based on other field values. 👉 Blog Post 👉 GitHub Repo 👉 Live Demo  ( 6 min )

Hi everyone, I'm facing a really specific issue with S3 file existence checks (Storage::fileExists()) only when running my Laravel application inside a php:8.2-fpm-alpine Docker container. The Problem: Calling Storage::disk('cloud')->fileExists('path/to/file.pdf') consistently throws League\Flysystem\UnableToCheckFileExistence. The underlying exception caught using a direct AWS SDK headObject call logs: Error parsing response for HeadObject: AWS parsing error: Error parsing XML: String could not be parsed as XML. Crucially, the exact same code works perfectly fine outside Docker (using Laravel Valet on macOS). Both Valet and Docker are confirmed to be using the identical AWS credentials from the .env file. What Also Works (Inside Docker): Other S3 operations work perfectly inside the Docke…  ( 7 min )

Create a PROMPT.md in your project root directory. Use it to store all the context necessary about your project for your agent to save yourself time from re-explaining what your project is or what your preferences and project level decisions are. Context is one of the hardest things currently when using LLMs. You're either telling the LLM what your project is in each chat, or the LLM gets lost in the sauce and forgets what it is your project is trying to accomplish, or how you're trying to accomplish it. Create a file in your project root that tells the LLM what it should know every time (you should even let the LLM write/update it also). There is a great talk by Elixir Phoenix create Chris McCord about how they are actively trying to make Elixir (and Phoenix) the best language to code with an LLM. They are mostly ensuring that it generates valid Elixir code like Enum.at(my_list, 0) instead of my_list[0] by defining Elixir syntax in a PROMPT.md file. He recommends to use that file as a base and expand on it. There's a good quote during the talk where Chris says something like: You can spend your time arguing about the morals of AI, or you can be 2-3 times more productive. You can be Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel, telling the assistants what broad strokes to make and do the stuff you don't want to do while you focus on the big picture and ensure the small details are right. Or you're a mangaka with assistants filling in cells, whatever. The skill of reviewing code and making sure your vision is followed becomes more important at all levels. Just because you are not hand typing every line of css, html, javascript, ruby, c++, whatever doesn't mean you aren't doing the thinking and solving the problems.  ( 6 min )

Remember2Pack — AI-Driven Smart Packing Assistant for the Modern Traveler The Problem Everyone knows the feeling — spending precious time packing only to realize you forgot something essential. Traditional checklists and note apps help, but they’re time-consuming and easy to overlook. Remember2Pack solves this problem by combining AI, computer vision, and cloud-based storage to create an intelligent packing assistant. Users can upload a photo of their packed items and let AWS Rekognition detect what’s in it — or manually type items that weren’t captured in the image. The app then generates AI-powered recommendations and allows users to chat with an integrated assistant that refines the list based on trip details and context. Remember2Pack transforms the packing process f…  ( 10 min )

In industrial and embedded applications, communication between a Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and external devices is often achieved through serial protocols such as UART, RS232, and RS485. These interfaces have stood the test of time for their simplicity, reliability, and universality. When combined with an Android-based control screen, they form a powerful solution for visualization, control, and real-time monitoring — without requiring complex development from scratch. A serial Android control screen is a display terminal running the Android operating system that communicates with other devices through serial interfaces. It typically serves as a smart front-end for industrial controllers, sensors, PLCs, or embedded boards. Instead of developing a custom HMI and communication firmwa…  ( 10 min )

Most APIs follow predictable patterns: send a request, get structured data, build on top. Dental PMS APIs don’t. Each system, Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, was built independently. Dentrix: Complex appointment dependencies, strict field validation. Eaglesoft: Asynchronous data posting and delayed responses. Open Dental: Open-source flexibility with less structure. Here’s what that looks like in practice: Opendental response JSON { "AptNum": 18, "PatNum": 17, "AptStatus": "Scheduled", "Pattern": "//XXXX//", "Confirmed": 19, "confirmed": "Not Called", "Op": 3, "Note": "", "ProvNum": 1, "provAbbr": "DOC1", "ProvHyg": 0, "AptDateTime": "2020-07-31 08:30:00", "ProcDescript": "Seal, Seal", "ClinicNum": 0, "IsHygiene": "false", "DateTStamp": "2021-05-03 08:30:12…  ( 7 min )

Di dunia pengembangan perangkat lunak yang bergerak cepat, memilih framework bukan lagi sekadar keputusan teknis. Ini adalah keputusan strategis yang memengaruhi biaya perekrutan, kecepatan go-to-market, skalabilitas jangka panjang, dan developer experience (DX) tim Anda. Setiap tahun, kita dibanjiri oleh “framework baru yang revolusioner”. Developer mungkin merasakan fatigue (kelelahan), sementara Engineering Leads dan Konsultan IT dituntut untuk memisahkan mana yang sekadar hype dan mana yang benar-benar membawa nilai bisnis. Artikel ini adalah panduan mendalam untuk menavigasi lanskap framework modern. Kita tidak hanya akan membahas “apa yang sedang tren”, tetapi juga “mengapa” itu tren, “tantangan” apa yang akan Anda hadapi, dan “bagaimana” memilih alat yang tepat untuk pekerjaan yang …  ( 8 min )

MERN Stack is a combination of four powerful technologies: MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js. With these four tools, you can build modern, fast, and complex web applications. Let’s take a detailed look at the role of each component and what they can do together. 🗄️ MongoDB - Database: MongoDB is a NoSQL database that stores data in the form of documents. It works in a JSON-like format, which makes it very convenient to use JavaScript. You can store user lists, product catalogs, or any other type of data. Express.js is a minimalist web framework for Node.js. It simplifies server-side logic, such as routing and creating API endpoints. Express allows you to write a server quickly and in an organized manner. React is a library used for building user interfaces. It works on a component-based system, meaning you can create each part of your application separately and them combine them. This makes code reusable and easier to manage. Node.js allows you to run JavaScript code on the server. This enables the entire stack to use only one language - JavaScript - which simplifies the development process. 📱 Full-functional web applications 💼 Business applications (CRM, ERP systems) 🛒 Online stores (E-commerce) 📊 Data management systems (Dashboards) 💬 Real-time applications (Chat apps, notification systems) 🎮 Games and interactive applications With the MERN Stack, you can create powerful applications intended for the world using only JavaScript. By learning and applying this stack, you can significantly enhance your skills. 🔗 Connect: ibrohimbek.link  ( 6 min )

Day 5: Advanced SELECT Queries and JOINs Today we'll explore more powerful query techniques and learn how to combine data from multiple tables using JOINs. Let's create a realistic scenario: -- Authors table (One) CREATE TABLE authors ( author_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, country VARCHAR(50) ); -- Books table (Many) CREATE TABLE books ( book_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, title VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL, author_id INTEGER REFERENCES authors(author_id), price DECIMAL(10, 2), published_year INTEGER ); INSERT INTO authors (name, country) VALUES ('J.K. Rowling', 'UK'), ('George Orwell', 'UK'), ('Haruki Murakami', 'Japan'), ('Gabriel García Márquez', 'Colombia'); INSERT INTO books (title, author_id, price, published_year) VALUES …  ( 9 min )

From October 18 to 21, 2025, the Synbo Protocol core team was invited to attend the ETHShanghai 2025 hackathon, jointly hosted by the Ethereum Foundation and HashKey Group, among other institutions. This grand event attracted 486 teams from around the globe to register, with 196 outstanding teams advancing to the finals, engaging in intense competition over seventy-two hours. As one of the most influential annual events in the Ethereum ecosystem, this hackathon focused on cutting-edge fields such as DeFi and Layer 2 scaling, RWA and compliant finance, decentralized identity and data ownership, and AI and blockchain integration. Amid the wave of technological innovation, Synbo Protocol's pioneering concept of "capital consensus" introduced a new dimension of thought to the event. As the wo…  ( 6 min )

In my early days as a software engineer, I often wondered: how do teams migrate between databases without bringing everything down? It’s one of those invisible feats of engineering — moving millions of records, decomposing APIs, redefining schemas — all while users continue using the system like nothing happened. I recently had the opportunity to lead one of these migrations myself — a journey that pushed me to balance complexity and pragmatism, architecture and delivery speed, and “fancy” vs “effective” design decisions. It also pushed me to grow as an engineer, my team navigate a difficult impending blocker — navigating ambiguity, managing moving parts across systems, and learning to balance clean design with real-world delivery constraints. While there are famous war stories from brilli…  ( 10 min )

I’ve always found the intersection of audio and visual media fascinating. Ever wondered why some videos just stick with you, even when you can’t quite recall the content? I think a lot of it comes down to how well these two modalities are fused. Recently, I stumbled upon a piece of research that really caught my attention: Ovi, which stands for Twin Backbone Cross-Modal Fusion for Audio-Video Generation. Let me tell you, it’s a game-changer. When I first read about Ovi, I couldn’t help but feel that classic “aha moment.” This isn’t just another run-of-the-mill AI model—it’s an innovative approach that combines audio and video data in a way that’s both efficient and, frankly, mind-blowing. I’ve been exploring generative AI for a while, and while some models do a decent job at creating conte…  ( 9 min )

What Is Full-Stack Development? (A Simple Guide for Beginners) If you’ve ever heard someone say they’re a full-stack developer and wondered what that really means, you’re not alone. In simple terms, full-stack development refers to the ability to build both the front and back parts of a website or web application — everything users see and everything that runs behind the scenes. Think of it like building a house: the frontend is the design, furniture, and paint that people see, while the backend is the plumbing, wiring, and foundation that make everything work smoothly. 🖥️ Frontend: What Users See The frontend is the client side of a website — the part users interact with directly. It’s what you see when you open a web page: the layout, colors, buttons, forms, and animations. Frontend dev…  ( 7 min )

I tried to do vibe code a calculator where the user doesnt need to push the operation and result buttons. Then for multiple digits I was forced to use a circular display, and finally I decided to hide the whole calculator as a clock test the clock calculator here You can see the whole collection here or clone the github repo  ( 6 min )

Reasoning Under a Cloud: Making Smarter AI Decisions with Fragmented Knowledge Imagine an AI trying to diagnose a patient with incomplete medical records. Or a self-driving car navigating a road where sensor data is intermittently lost. How can these systems make reliable decisions when the facts are fuzzy? The key lies in building AI that can not just process information, but also reason effectively with uncertainty. The core idea is creating a structured argumentation framework. Instead of treating arguments as black boxes, we analyze their internal structure—the premises and rules used to construct them. Then, we can model uncertainty directly within these components. This allows the system to weigh the strength of an argument based on the reliability of its foundation. Think of it li…  ( 7 min )

When it comes to software development, quality can make or break a product. But one persistent myth keeps popping up: Quality Assurance is just another word for testing. It’s easy to see why, testing is the most visible part of the process, but QA is so much more. Think of it as the entire system of practices that keeps quality top of mind from start to finish. Yes, testing is part of it, but QA includes planning, design reviews, coding standards, documentation and continuous improvements that prevent problems from ever reaching users. It’s about building quality in, not just checking for bugs at the end. For decision makers, understanding this bigger picture is key. Seeing QA as a strategic end to end approach rather than a single task is what separates average software from products that…  ( 12 min )

The emergence of advanced AI models has made it necessary to create standardized techniques for supplying them with real-time, external, or domain-specific data. A technical specification known as the Model Context Protocol (MCP) outlines the client-server communication necessary to provide this context. An MCP server, an application in charge of exposing specialized data sources like issues from Linear, design files from Figma, or repository code from GitHub, communicates with an MCP client (such as Gemini or GitHub Copilot). The LLM can perform tasks and reasoning that would be impossible with its base knowledge alone thanks to this client-server model. This fundamental feature of providing context to models was initially put forth in architectures such as Anthropic's Ask to Ask (A2A…  ( 10 min )

Modern displays are more than just LCD panels and touch sensors. Between the layers that make up your smartphone, automotive dashboard, or industrial HMI, there’s a transparent film doing critical work — the Optical Clear Adhesive (OCA). This adhesive is the reason screens stay bright, responsive, and durable even in challenging conditions. In this article, we’ll explore what OCA is, why it’s used, and how it’s changing display manufacturing. OCA is a transparent adhesive film used to bond optical layers together — such as the cover glass, touch panel, and display module. Unlike liquid adhesives, OCA comes as a pre-cast solid sheet. During assembly, it’s applied under pressure and temperature to create a bubble-free optical interface between components. In simple terms: OCA replaces th…  ( 8 min )

Merging Word documents is a common requirement in various professional contexts, from compiling reports to consolidating legal documents. This task, while seemingly simple, can become complex when dealing with formatting, sections, and various document structures. Spire.Doc for Java offers an efficient and robust solution for this challenge. This tutorial aims to provide a comprehensive guide on how to merge Word documents using Spire.Doc for Java, covering different methods to suit diverse needs. Spire.Doc for Java is a professional API designed for robust Word document processing. It empowers developers to create, read, edit, convert, and print Word documents programmatically, all without requiring Microsoft Office to be installed. Its extensive feature set makes it an invaluable tool fo…  ( 8 min )

Introduction. The Beating Heart of Intelligent, Autonomous AI Agents If you’ve ever written a for or while loop in programming, you already understand the core idea behind the Agent Loop. It’s a cycle a repeating process that continues until a condition is met. But when it comes to AI agents, this loop becomes much more powerful. It’s not just about iteration; it’s about reasoning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making. In the AWS Strands Agentic Framework, the Agent Loop is the engine that powers intelligent behavior. It continuously processes input, reasons through possible actions, calls tools, and generates responses all while maintaining context and adapting to new information. This post dives deep into how this loop works, its key components, and why it’s at the heart of model…  ( 9 min )

AI kini bukan cuma tren, tapi sudah jadi bagian inti dari banyak aplikasi modern. Dari chatbot hingga automation agent, integrasi AI punya beberapa pola utama yang umum dipakai. Berikut ringkasannya: Prompt–Context (Pure Prompting) Konsep: Contoh Integrasi di Aplikasi: Chatbot untuk customer support AI copywriting untuk email atau konten marketing Text transformation (paraphrasing, summarizing, code generation) Kelebihan: cepat setup, biaya relatif rendah. Kekurangan: akurasi jawaban tergantung pada seberapa baik prompt dibuat. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Konsep: mengambil informasi relevan dari database atau dokumen sebelum menjawab. Flow Integrasi: User query → Embedding → Vector DB search → Ambil konteks → Prompt + konteks → LLM → Output Contoh Aplikasi: FAQ bot perusahaan …  ( 7 min )

Introduction Random testing can explore broad state spaces but often leaves gaps. Directed tests provide structure but risk missing unexpected interactions. The most effective approach combines the two: constrained-random stimulus for breadth and directed suites for precision [2]. The Challenge: Random Alone Is Not Enough Directed suites can systematically validate those features, but cannot anticipate subtle corner cases. Together, these limitations highlight the need for a combined strategy. Random stimulus is used to discover the unexpected, while directed suites guarantee compliance with the specification [3]. Note that compliance is a necessary but not sufficient measure for verification. Constrained-Random Testing with STING Constrained-random test generation is often the starting po…  ( 11 min )

How I Run 3 Brands With 1 AI Assistant: My ChatGPT Workflow Jaideep Parashar ・ Oct 23 #webdev #programming #ai #productivity  ( 7 min )

People often ask me, “How do you manage ReThynk AI, Vista Liberata, and Valintra Tunes plus writing, Dev.to, YouTube, and a magazine, without burning out?” The truth is simple: I don’t manage everything; my AI systems do. Over the last year, I’ve built an end-to-end workflow using ChatGPT and automation tools that lets me operate multiple brands with the focus of a single founder. 1️⃣ Create Brand Personas Inside ChatGPT Each brand I run has its own AI persona trained for that brand’s tone, audience, and purpose. By assigning each AI a role, I switch contexts instantly. 2️⃣ Automate Weekly Tasks With Prompt Frameworks I use standardised prompt templates for every repetitive task. ReThynk AI: “Generate a weekly AI magazine update with 3 trending tools and 1 ethical insight.” Vista Liberata…  ( 9 min )

Dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak, protokol komunikasi adalah aturan teknis yang memungkinkan dua sistem saling bertukar data. Setiap protokol memiliki cara kerja, kelebihan, dan kasus penggunaan yang berbeda. Berikut adalah protokol komunikasi yang umum digunakan di aplikasi modern: HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) dan versi aman HTTPS adalah protokol paling klasik dan banyak digunakan di web. Fungsi: Transfer data antara client dan server dalam format request-response. Contoh penggunaan: REST API, GraphQL, Webhook. Kelebihan: Sederhana, banyak dukungan library. Cocok untuk aplikasi web tradisional. HTTPS memberikan keamanan dengan enkripsi data. Kekurangan: Synchronous, client harus menunggu response. Tidak ideal untuk komunikasi real-time. gRPC adalah framework Remote Procedure Call …  ( 7 min )

In the previous article, we introduced a PostgreSQL database to our forum, achieving persistent data storage, so that data is no longer lost even if the server restarts. Now we can confidently make more improvements. However, you may have noticed that all of our current interface styles (HTML) are written directly in main.py. Does this mean that for every new feature in the future, we have to stuff more HTML into main.py? This is not only troublesome to write, but it also leads to a large number of HTML strings being mixed into the Python code, making the code difficult to read and maintain. To solve this problem, this article will introduce the Jinja2 template engine to separate the backend logic (Python) from the frontend presentation (HTML), making the project structure clearer and easi…  ( 9 min )

Dalam pengembangan perangkat lunak modern, cara aplikasi berkomunikasi sangat menentukan performa, skalabilitas, dan pengalaman pengguna. Tidak semua komunikasi dibuat sama; ada pola synchronous, asynchronous, real-time, dan lainnya. Berikut adalah jenis-jenis komunikasi yang umum digunakan. Pola komunikasi ini adalah yang paling klasik dan banyak digunakan. Client mengirimkan request ke server, dan server mengembalikan response. Contoh: JSON API, REST API, GraphQL. Kelebihan: Implementasi sederhana dan mudah dipahami. Debugging mudah karena alur komunikasi langsung. Cocok untuk aplikasi CRUD atau web tradisional. Kekurangan: Synchronous: client harus menunggu response server sebelum bisa melanjutkan. Kurang efisien untuk aplikasi real-time seperti notifikasi atau chat. Pola ini berfokus p…  ( 7 min )

Is the Google Search for internal enterprise knowledge finally here...but from OpenAI? It certainly seems that way. Today, OpenAI has launched company knowledge in ChatGPT, a major new capability for subscribers to ChatGPT's paid Business, Enterprise, and Edu plans that lets them call up their company's data directly from third-party workplace apps including Slack, SharePoint, Google Drive, Gmail, GitHub, HubSpot and combine it in ChatGPT outputs to them. As OpenAI's CEO of Applications Fidji Simo put it in a post on the social network X: "it brings all the context from your apps (Slack, Google Drive, GitHub, etc) together in ChatGPT so you can get answers that are specific to your business." Intriguingly, OpenAI's blog post on the feature states that is "powered by a version of GPT‑5 t…

Microsoft today held a live announcement event online for its Copilot AI digital assistant, with Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft's AI division, and other presenters unveiling a new generation of features that deepen integration across Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365, positioning the platform as a practical assistant for people during work and off-time, while allowing them to preserve control and safety of their data. The new Copilot 2025 Fall Update features also up the ante in terms of capabilities and the accessibility of generative AI assistance from Microsoft to users, so businesses relying on Microsoft products, and those who seek to offer complimentary or competing products, would do well to review them. Suleyman emphasized that the updates reflect a shift from hype to usefulnes…

May Habib, co-founder and CEO of Writer AI, delivered one of the bluntest assessments of corporate AI failures at the TED AI conference on Tuesday, revealing that nearly half of Fortune 500 executives believe artificial intelligence is actively damaging their organizations — and placing the blame squarely on leadership's shoulders. The problem, according to Habib, isn't the technology. It's that business leaders are making a category error, treating AI transformation like previous technology rollouts and delegating it to IT departments. This approach, she warned, has led to "billions of dollars spent on AI initiatives that are going nowhere." "Earlier this year, we did a survey of 800 Fortune 500 C-suite executives," Habib told the audience of Silicon Valley executives and investors. "42% …

In a striking act of self-critique, one of the architects of the transformer technology that powers ChatGPT, Claude, and virtually every major AI system told an audience of industry leaders this week that artificial intelligence research has become dangerously narrow — and that he's moving on from his own creation. Llion Jones, who co-authored the seminal 2017 paper "Attention Is All You Need" and even coined the name "transformer," delivered an unusually candid assessment at the TED AI conference in San Francisco on Tuesday: Despite unprecedented investment and talent flooding into AI, the field has calcified around a single architectural approach, potentially blinding researchers to the next major breakthrough. "Despite the fact that there's never been so much interest and resources and …

One of the leading architects of the current generative AI boom — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, famed for having the software giant take an early investment in OpenAI (and later saying he was "good for my $80 billion") — published his latest annual letter yesterday on LinkedIn (a Microsoft subsidiary), and it's chock full of interesting ideas about the near-term future that enterprise technical decision makers would do well to pay attention to, as it could aid in their own planning and tech stack development. In a companion post on X, Nadella wrote, “AI is radically changing every layer of the tech stack, and we’re changing with it." The full letter reinforces that message: Microsoft sees itself not just participating in the AI revolution, but shaping its infrastructure, security, tooling …

The exchange reported $648 million in quarterly revenue as trading activity, user growth, and new acquisitions boosted performance.

Washington is considering direct investments in US quantum computing companies as it seeks to keep pace with China’s tech capabilities.

The remaining “10%” of issues center mainly on DeFi, which Brian Armstrong says lawmakers are addressing carefully to preserve innovation.

The Singapore-based digital bank plans to broaden its crypto and fiat offerings for institutional clients, citing growing demand for programmable finance.

The acquisition completes Fireblocks' tech stack, the company said on Thursday, allowing it to offer more institutional-grade services to clients.

The addition of SOL comes amid growing institutional interest in the Solana network, as the community positions it as the hub of internet capital markets.

Aave Labs’ latest deal follows a string of institutional initiatives, including its Maple Finance integration and Horizon RWA marketplace.

As Treasury yields sink, Spark’s $100 million move into Superstate’s regulated crypto carry fund signals DeFi’s pivot toward uncorrelated yield sources.

Ether's mega whales are quietly buying the dips, absorbing supply from smaller holders during the price drop.

Cointelegraph takes a look at the latest devices from Ledger and Trezor, two long-time leaders in self-custody hardware wallets.

US President Donald Trump signed Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s pardon on Wednesday, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Blockchain.com praised Malta’s regulatory clarity while member states still argued over how MiCA should apply across the EU.

Bitcoin fielded fresh leveraged shorts on Thursday as whales appeared to bet on downside volatility around another announcement from US President Donald Trump.

Bitcoin traded 13% below its $126K all-time high as traders say the BTC price could drop to $88K over the next few days if key support levels don’t hold.

BNB turned a sluggish October for Bitcoin into a breakout month, driven by memecoin trading, rising fees and Aster’s ascent despite renewed scrutiny on Binance.

Digital identity systems exclude 2.7 billion people who don’t have smartphones. Offline attestations and peer-signed credentials must serve the disconnected.

A new Berachain governance proposal introduces a preconfirmation layer that would cut inclusion times to 200 milliseconds, making transactions feel nearly instantaneous.

RedStone’s partnership with Kalshi bridges regulated event data and DeFi, unlocking new use cases across over 110 networks.

Latin Americans are using stablecoins and crypto to combat inflation and access banking services where traditional systems have failed, according to the co-CEO of Bybit LATAM.

Andreessen Horowitz is reportedly raising around $10 billion for new AI and defense investments, notably excluding crypto, despite its bullish stance on decentralization.

Turkey’s $200 billion crypto market leads the MENA region, but has been fueled more by speculative activity than by sustainable adoption, according to Chainalysis.

Ripple co-founder and former CEO Chris Larsen has amassed millions in realized profits from XRP since 2018, potentially putting the price recovery at risk.

Revolut also revealed its Crypto 2.0 platform, which will feature over 280 tokens, zero-fee staking up to 22% APY and 1:1 stablecoin-to-US dollar conversion.

Russian oil companies have increasingly relied on digital assets and crypto platforms to circumvent financial sanctions, according to the European Commission.

WazirX’s phased comeback begins Friday, offering 30 days of zero-fee trading as the exchange rebuilds liquidity and trust after a long hiatus.

Peter Schiff reiterated that Bitcoin will “go to zero” and warned that the US dollar’s era as the global reserve currency is ending, predicting a return to a gold-based system.

Polymarket continues to expand its mainstream reach with new partnerships, teaming up with DraftKings, the NHL and OpenAI’s World project.

Bunni has decided to re-license its v2 smart contracts from Business Source License to MIT license, allowing developers to use all the features developed by Bunni, garnering praise.

Without Bitcoin ETF holding sustained inflows, Bitcoin could succumb to “demand side fragility,” analysts from Bitfinex warn.

VanEck’s Nathan Frankovitz and Matthew Sigel said if miners don’t keep investing in the latest machines, the share of the global hashrate deteriorates, resulting in reduced Bitcoin rewards.

ARK Invest-backed Quantum Solutions is now the largest Ether treasury outside of the US and has a 100,000 ETH treasury target.

Hyperliquid Strategies is looking to raise up to $1 billion by raising shares of common stock to fund additional HYPE purchases.

The prediction market is expected to be fully launched sometime in the fourth quarter of the calendar year.

Crypto analysts predicted Bitcoin could fall to its 50-week moving average before reversing, citing leverage concerns and historical support patterns.

T. Rowe Price, a $1.8 trillion asset manager, has made its first crypto play, filing to list a US-listed Active Crypto ETF, in a twist that surprised some analysts.

Several prominent Bitcoiners remain confident that Bitcoin will hit $250,000 by year-end, but Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz isn't so sure.

Young Australians feel they could have made a bigger dent in their property goals if they had invested in cryptocurrency 10 years ago, and now they’re locked out.

Polymarket will act as a clearinghouse for DraftKings’ upcoming prediction market platform, following its acquisition of Railbird earlier this week.

The trend has most definitely not been your friend this week as dips get bought and rallies get sold.  ( 29 min )

Open interest across CME’s regulated markets jumped 27% since Oct. 10, signaling growing conviction among large traders.  ( 29 min )

Security issues like data breaches and phishing attacks are a type of feedback for Web3 designers, argues Tools for Humanity’s Adrian Ludwig.  ( 31 min )

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Double-top reversal at $0.3147 resistance overshadows collaborative payment infrastructure developments.  ( 30 min )

U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao months after he said he'd asked for a pardon.  ( 29 min )

HBAR’s technical structure turned firmly bearish after repeated failures at the $0.1700 resistance zone, while a surge in volume confirmed a decisive support break.  ( 30 min )

No reason was given for the suspension of Tassiopoulos, who was appointed just over a year ago .  ( 28 min )

Stablecoin adoption surges post-GENIUS Act. Discover how cost savings, liquidity, and regulatory clarity are driving their growth in global finance.  ( 34 min )

The deal unites Fireblocks’ institutional custody infrastructure with Dynamic’s consumer wallet and onboarding tech to create an end-to-end onchain platform, it said.  ( 29 min )

A bearish bet that bitcoin will fall to $100,000 or less is becoming just as popular as bullish bets on higher prices.  ( 31 min )

Acquisition brings Stable’s consumer app expertise to Aave Labs as it builds mainstream DeFi products.  ( 29 min )

Tokenholder payouts have surged more than 400% since 2024, but Keyrock’s Amir Hajian warns that most are still funded by treasuries rather than real revenue, arguing that buybacks must evolve from hype-driven spending to disciplined, valuation-aware capital policy.  ( 32 min )

With Nasdaq compliance restored and momentum building in its Avalon mining rigs and self-mining operations, the broker sees renewed upside for Canaan’s shares.  ( 30 min )

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also a top performer, rising 2% from Wednesday.  ( 25 min )

Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori.  ( 33 min )

The firm behind the fast-growing stablecoin blockchain also plans to obtain MiCA and EMI licenses as part of its expansion in Europe.  ( 30 min )

The tokens raise similar concerns to stablecoins, with potential risks around delivery, long-term reliability and the ability to redeem for physical gold.  ( 29 min )